Research Catalog

Title

Twelve years of Commonwealth diplomatic history : Commonwealth summit meetings, 1979-1991 / Stephen Chan ; edited by Jonathan Alner.

Author

Chan, Stephen, 1949-

Publication

Lewiston : E. Mellen Press, ©1992.

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Details

Additional Authors

Alner, Jonathan.

Description

viii, 146 pages; 24 cm

Subject

• Commonwealth (Organization) > History
• Commonwealth (Organization)
• Commonwealth
• Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting > History
• Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
• Since 1945
• World politics > 1945-1989
• Diplomacy
• diplomacy
• Diplomatic relations
• World politics
• Konferenz
• Außenpolitik
• Gipfelkonferenz
• Geschichte (1979-1991)
• Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1945-
• Commonwealth countries > Foreign relations
• Commonwealth countries
• Great Britain
• Großbritannien

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p.133-139) and index.

Contents

I. The History of it All -- 1. The Commonwealth as an International Organization -- South Africa -- Britain and the West -- The Growth of the Commonwealth -- The Foundation of Commonwealth Constitutionalism -- A Test Case: Britain, the Commonwealth and Rhodesian Independence -- The Debate on Sanctions -- The Mood after August 1986 -- The Vancouver Summit of 1987 -- The Future -- II. The Commonwealth Summits, 1979-1989 -- 2. The Commonwealth Summit of 1979, Lusaka -- 3. The Commonwealth Summit of 1981, Melbourne -- 4. The Commonwealth Summit of 1983, Delhi -- 5. The Commonwealth Summit of 1985, Nassau -- 6. The Commonwealth Mini-summit of 1986, London -- 7. The Commonwealth Summit of 1987, Vancouver -- 8. The Commonwealth Summit of 1989, Kuala Lumpur -- III. Commonwealth Standing Groups -- 9. The Commonwealth World View -- How it all Works -- An Analogy with the Brandt Commission -- A Unique Commonwealth Purpose -- The Reports -- Conclusion -- 10. Towards a Commonwealth -- Social Universe -- Changed Direction -- Technological Change -- Distance Education -- First President -- Bold Initiative -- Youth Affairs -- Future Role -- 11. Other Standing Groups -- 1. The Commonwealth Observer Group in Zimbabwe -- 12. Other Standing Groups -- 2. The Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons -- IV. Assessing Past and Future -- 13. The Past -- The History of it All -- Sanctions and Economies -- Two Sides to a Coin -- Self-consciousness -- A Play on Size and Variables -- 14. The Future -- pt. I. What Sort of World Should Determine What Sort of Commonwealth? -- pt. II. Commonwealth Inabilities -- pt. III. An Agenda for the 1990s -- pt. IV. Conclusion.

ISBN

• 0773494987
• 9780773494985

LCCN

92006856

OCLC

• ocm25316410
• 25316410
• SCSB-1951124

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library