Overturning the Point: Exploring Change in Australian–Asian relations
The historiography of Australian-Asian relations is punctuated with numerous ‘turning points’. This article explores the ramifications of ascribing change in Australian-Asian relations to single events. It suggests that this mode encourages ahistorical and teleological interpretations and has implic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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| In: |
History compass
Year: 2014, Volume: 12, Issue: 8, Pages: 642-650 |
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| Summary: | The historiography of Australian-Asian relations is punctuated with numerous ‘turning points’. This article explores the ramifications of ascribing change in Australian-Asian relations to single events. It suggests that this mode encourages ahistorical and teleological interpretations and has implications for contemporary politics. Instead of looking for ‘turning points’, this article suggests that explaining shifts in Australian relations with Asia requires historians to analyse cultural changes over the long term and calls for a broader debate about causation in international relations, both within and outside the discipline. |
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| ISSN: | 1478-0542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: History compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/hic3.12177 |
