The enduring Crown Commonwealth : the past, present, and future of the UK-Canada-ANZ alliance and why it matters / Michael J. Smith, Stephen J. Klimczuk-Massion.
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]Description: xliii, 337 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781538170199.Subject(s): Commonwealth countries -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
| Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Commonwealth countries | Commonwealth (Organization)DDC classification: 327.410171241 Summary: The popular Netflix series 'The Crown' covers the tumultuous period from the Queen's accession in 1952 to the present day, and so does this book, which explores the rise, decline and - to some - unexpected rebound of the historic UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand alliance. While a post-Brexit and post-Elizabethan Britain seeks a new role in today's volatile world, its traditional partner countries also recognise the logic of reinvigorating their relationship, based on a multitude of still-strong cultural, economic, political, and military ties, including the monarchy as a uniquely shared global, and not merely British, institution. But this wasn't always the case.Summary: "Few predicted the durability of the Crown Commonwealth, as the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand once seemed to be going their separate ways. Today this historic alliance is staging a comeback, based on new global realities and myriad ties, including their shared monarchy"--
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| 327.4100922 ONT On the fringes of diplomacy : | 327.410171241 BRE Brexit and the commonwealth : what next? / | 327.410171241 MUR Monarchy and the end of empire : | 327.410171241 SMI The enduring Crown Commonwealth : the past, present, and future of the UK-Canada-ANZ alliance and why it matters / | 327.4101767 BRI Britain in the Islamic world : imperial and post-imperial connections / | 327.41017670903 MAC Britain and the Islamic world, 1558-1713 / | 327.4104 GED The European Union and British politics / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The popular Netflix series 'The Crown' covers the tumultuous period from the Queen's accession in 1952 to the present day, and so does this book, which explores the rise, decline and - to some - unexpected rebound of the historic UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand alliance. While a post-Brexit and post-Elizabethan Britain seeks a new role in today's volatile world, its traditional partner countries also recognise the logic of reinvigorating their relationship, based on a multitude of still-strong cultural, economic, political, and military ties, including the monarchy as a uniquely shared global, and not merely British, institution. But this wasn't always the case.
"Few predicted the durability of the Crown Commonwealth, as the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand once seemed to be going their separate ways. Today this historic alliance is staging a comeback, based on new global realities and myriad ties, including their shared monarchy"--