Academic ambassadors, Pacific allies : Australia, America and the Fulbright Program /
This study is the first in-depth analysis of the Fulbright exchange program in a single country. Drawing on previously unexplored archives and oral history, the authors investigate the educational, political and diplomatic dimensions of a complex bi-national program as experienced by Australian and...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | Key studies in diplomacy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 'Free gift' or 'infiltration'?: Negotiating the Fulbright Agreement; 'A steady stream of new problems': Politics and teething issues; 'Bright scientific moles' v. 'goodwill ambassador extroverts': Choosing a Fulbright scholar; 'Mutual benefit' v. 'the needs of the country': Programming academic fields; 'Meeting [our] domestic Communism problem': Cold War governance and the public university; Education, or 'part of our foreign policy'?: At war in Vietnam
- 'Experience is the only teacher': Academic ambassadors interpret 'mutual understanding''Just because one is a woman': Forging careers and changing the gender landscape; From 'White Australia' to 'the race question in America': Confronting racial diversity; 'In the climate of continuing financial restraint': Finding a sustainable future in the neo-liberal university; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index