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Summary:

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 American scholars. The book begins with the postwar context of the scheme's origins, moves through its difficult Australian establishment during the early Cold War, the challenges posed by the Vietnam War, and the impacts of civil rights and gender parity movements and late 20th century economic belt-tightening. How the program's goal of 'mutual understanding' was understood and enacted across six decades lies at the heart of the book, which weaves institutional and individual experiences together with broader geopolitical issues. Bringing a complex and nuanced analysis to the Australia-US relationship, the authors offer fresh insights into the global significance of the Fulbright Program -- .

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. ̀Free gift' or ìnfiltration'?: Negotiating the Fulbright Agreement
• 2. À steady stream of new problems': Politics and teething issues
• 3. ̀Bright scientific moles' v. ̀goodwill ambassador extroverts': Choosing a Fulbright scholar
• 4. ̀Mutual benefit' v. ̀the needs of the country': Programming academic fields
• 5. ̀Meeting [our] domestic Communism problem': Cold War governance and the public university
• 6. Education, or ̀part of our foreign policy'?: At war in Vietnam
• 7. Èxperience is the only teacher': Academic ambassadors interpret ̀mutual understanding'
• 8. ̀Just because one is a woman': Forging careers and changing the gender landscape
• 9. From Ẁhite Australia' to ̀the race question in America': Confronting racial diversity
• 10. Ìn the climate of continuing financial restraint': Finding a sustainable future in the neo-liberal university.

Author/Creator:

Garner, Alice , author

Contributors:

Kirkby, Diane , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Academic ambassadors, Pacific allies: Australia, America and the Fulbright Program [by Garner, A.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: ACADEMIC AMBASSADORS, PACIFIC ALLIES [by GARNER, A.] ([Place of publication not identified] : MANCHESTER UNIV PRESS, 2018 — ISBN 1526128977)

Related Series:

Key studies in diplomacy

Subjects:

Fulbright Association

Fulbright scholarships — Australia

Educational exchanges — United States

Educational exchanges — Australia

United States — Foreign relations — Australia

Australia — Foreign relations — United States

General Notes:

Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

LB2376.6.A8 G37 2019eb

ISBNs:

9781526128980 (electronic bk.)
1526128985 (electronic bk.)
1526128977 [Invalid]
9781526128973 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1057341905

Other Control Numbers:

EBC5557383 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp15757780