Evolving Canadian foreign policy : Canada and China, 1949-1973
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Kathleen Dickerson Swiger (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Richard Current
Abstract: Canadian foreign policy since the Second World War has passed through a number of stages, ranging from great activity in a variety of organizations and tasks to what some call a return to the isolationist policies of the 1930's. Domestic considerations, American pressure, and the flux of international events all contributed to the formulation of this foreign policy. This thesis outlines the broad picture of Canadian foreign relations between 1949 and 1973, and goes on to demonstrate that Canada's policy toward the Chinese People's Republic was a reflection of the broader course of Canadian foreign relations. Canadian Governments, and especially Liberal Governments, had for fewer reservations about recognizing or dealing with the Communist Chinese than most Western nations, but it was only when the domestic and international situations favored such action, and American objections were minimal, that the Canadians were able to act. A variety of sources were consulted for this study, both here and in Canada. The National Library and the Library of Parliament in Ottawa contained the Parliamentary Debates, the Prime Minister's Press Releases, a number of journals that are otherwise difficult to locate in the United States, and a variety of Canadian newspapers.
Evolving Canadian foreign policy : Canada and China, 1949-1973
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- Language: English
- Date: 1975