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Redefining the Bonds of Commonwealth, 1939-1948

The Politics of Preference

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Francine McKenzie

    1. Department of History, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: the Necessity of Redefining the Commonwealth

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 1-16

  3. A Short History of Imperial Preference: the Myth of Commonwealth Unity and the Reality of National Interests

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 17-30

  4. Defining National Trade Policy and National Interests from Mutual Aid to the End of the War

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 31-90

  5. The Beginning of Wartime Consultation, 1943

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 91-112

  6. Problems Making Peace: Anglo-American Competition and Commonwealth Jockeying, January 1944–August 1945

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 113-137

  7. Imperial Preference and the Anglo-American Loan Negotiations, September–December 1945

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 138-155

  8. Waiting for the Geneva Conference to Begin: Commonwealth and International Progress along the Way, January 1946–April 1947

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 156-184

  9. The Geneva Negotiations, 10 April–30 October 1947

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 185-237

  10. The Havana Conference and the Reception of the GATT Agreements across the Commonwealth

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 238-259

  11. Conclusion: a Future for the Commonwealth and for Commonwealth History

    • Francine McKenzie
    Pages 260-268

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 269-351
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About this book

This work is a path-breaking study of the changing attitudes of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1940s and the effect of those changes on their individual and collective standing in international affairs. The focus is imperial preference, the largest discriminatory tariff system in the world and a potent symbol of Commonwealth unity. It is based on archival research in Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Francine McKenzie

About the author

FRANCINE MCKENZIE is Assistant Professor in the History Department at the University of Western Ontario. She has published articles on the political and economic relations of the Commonwealth.

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