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020 _a9781538170199
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_qePub ebook
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_beng
_cStDuBDS
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082 0 4 _a327.410171241
_223
100 1 _aSmith, Michael J.,
_d1968-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe enduring Crown Commonwealth :
_bthe past, present, and future of the UK-Canada-ANZ alliance and why it matters /
_cMichael J. Smith, Stephen J. Klimczuk-Massion.
264 1 _aLanham :
_bRowman & Littlefield,
_c[2023]
300 _axliii, 337 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aThe 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.
520 8 _a"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"--
651 0 _aCommonwealth countries
_xForeign relations
_zGreat Britain.
_921471
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xForeign relations
_zCommonwealth countries.
_921470
610 2 0 _aCommonwealth (Organization)
_9120233
700 1 _aKlimczuk-Massion, Stephen J.,
_d1963-
_eauthor.
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