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020			_z9781921666926
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050		4	_aHC412.O25 2010
082	0		_a338.910959
100	1		_aOakman, Daniel.
245	1	0	_aFacing Asia : _bA History of the Colombo Plan.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aCanberra : _bANU Press, _c2010.
264		4	_c©2010.
300			_a1 online resource (331 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Road to Colombo -- 3. Building a Bridge to Asia -- 4. The Seed of Freedom -- 5. A Good Shoe-horn for our Interests -- 6. Face to Face with Asia -- 7. A Toothpick to Prop Up a Swaying Skyscraper -- 8. Crossing the Frontier -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_a'No nation can escape its geography', warned Percy Spender, Australia's Minister for External Affairs, in 1950. With the immediate turmoil of World War II over, communism and decolonisation had ended any possibility that Asia could continue to be ignored by Australia.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aEconomic assistance--Southeast Asia--History.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aOakman, Daniel _tFacing Asia _dCanberra : ANU Press,c2010 _z9781921666926
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4694030 _zClick to View
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