The United States and the Southwest Pacific

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- Part I. On The Character Of The Area -- 1. The Area In The World Today -- 2. Australia -- 3. New Zealand -- 4. The Islands -- 5. Antarctica -- Part Ii. Historical Background -- 6. The Area Explored -- 7. The Americans And The Pacific -- 8. The United States And The Southwest Pacific To 1816 -- 9. Sealing . . . Whaling . . . Guano . . . Gold .. .trade . . . -- 10. Economics, Technology, Ideology: 1865-1940 -- 11. The United States Acquires Territory In The Southwest Pacific -- 12. White Australia, The Islands, Versailles, The Washington Conference -- 13. Australia Seeks A Foreign Policy -- Part Iii. World War Ii And After -- 14. Toward United States - Australian Collaboration -- 15. Labour Directs Australia's Foreign Policy -- 16. The Conservatives Direct Australia's Foreign Policy -- 17. New Zealand's Position -- 18. What Of The Islands? -- 19. Antarctica -- 20. Final Thoughts -- Bibliographical Notes -- Index C. Hartley Grattan. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.