The Enduring Crown Commonwealth
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-7019-9 (ISBN)
But this wasn’t always the case. Although in the 1950s commentators spoke of a new "Elizabethan Age" with much postwar hope across the Commonwealth, that optimism quickly faded. By the 1970s, many thought Britain washed up and that Crown and Commonwealth ties and allegiance were becoming obsolete. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the four countries increasingly went their separate ways. So, a groggy time-traveller from that period appearing in London, Toronto, Sydney, or Auckland today would be taken by surprise by the durability of the Crown, even as it has passed to King Charles, and the growing reconvergence of the four "CANZUK" realms in terms of trade, defence, foreign policy coordination, freedom of movement, mutual recognition of professional qualifications, and other new or revived links.
This book evocatively tells the whole story of where we are, what’s possible for the future, and not least how we got here. In today’s age of global instability and raw power politics, this renewed Anglosphere Crown Commonwealth alliance is more important and relevant than ever.
Michael J. Smith is a senior civil servant and a former Royal Canadian Navy officer. He is currently Vice-Chair of the Queen Elizabeth II Statue Project working to install a dignified statue of Canada's beloved former head of state on the grounds of the Ontario Provincial Parliament in commemoration of the Platinum Jubilee. Smith, who personally spearheaded the successful effort to restore the historic titles Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force to the country's naval and air forces, is on the board of the Royal Military Colleges Museum Corporation and is based in the Toronto area. Stephen Klimczuk-Massion is a corporate and geopolitical strategist, scenario planner, former Oxford fellow, and current advisory board member of CANZUK International. He previously served as a principal of one of the world's largest management consultancies, and head of its CEO think tank. A Harvard MBA, he has also been head of strategy for late billionaire investor Sir John Templeton's main private foundation. Klimczuk-Massion has been the recipient of several Queen's appointments and honours, and is based in the Vancouver area.
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: The Enduring Crown & Commonwealth Realms
PART I. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CROWN COMMONWEALTH
Prelude: Royal Salute at the Queen’s Enemies
A New Elizabethan Age?: The Storied 1950s “Indian Summer” of the Crown Commonwealth
You Say You Want a Revolution: Diverging Realms: The Upheavals and Realignments of the 1960s and 1970s and Their Impact
Attempts to “Finish the Job”: Attempts to Weaken/End the Monarchy in an Age of Neglect and Assertive Nationalism
PART II. THE ROYAL SUN RISES AGAIN: RESTORATION, REVIVAL AND RECONVERGENCE
Demise of the “Chardonnay Republicans”: Coming to Terms with Wrecked Hopes and Dreams Down Under
Canada Comes Back to the Crown: Revitalising the Maple Crown—“Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains”
Britain Returns to the Commonwealth (Or, At Any Rate, the World): Rediscovering “Global Britain” in the Post-Brexit United Kingdom
PART III. LONG TO REIGN OVER US?
CANZUK Rising: Strategic Cousins in a Multi-Polar World: From Post-Imperial Club to Potent International Alliance
The Stone of Destiny: Will the Hereditary Principle Durably Work for Non-Residential Monarchies?
Conclusion: The Future of the King’s Realms
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.04.2023 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Andrew Roberts |
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5381-7019-1 / 1538170191 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5381-7019-9 / 9781538170199 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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