About the Author

Tony Griffiths has taught Australian and Scandinavian history in Australia, Japan, and Europe. He has served as a visiting fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in San Domenico di Fiesole. He is the author of "Scandinavia: A Modern History."

Reviews

"A refreshing change from the timid or pedantic approach of many other academics." --"The Age"

"No other book that I know describes so succinctly the forces that in less than forty years turned Australia from a vassal of the United Kingdom into an independent power which, if it owes any allegiance, owes it politically to the United States and economically to Japan." --"The Times Literary Supplement"

"Provocative, lively, and insightful." --"Library Journal"