{"product_id":"neighbours-by-joanne-wallis-and-jack-corbett-preorder","title":"Neighbours by Joanne Wallis and Jack Corbett (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"book-detail-text-formating\"\u003eA new vision for Australia’s relationship with the Pacific\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"book-detail-text-formating\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"book-detail-text-formating\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAustralia has a long history in the Pacific. Many Australians might have forgotten it, but the region has not forgotten us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book provides a new vision of the way Australia might relate to its Pacific neighbours. It replaces amnesia with storytelling that emphasises common ancestors, interests and language. It replaces Australian ambivalence with recognition, humility and respect. It does not seek to wish away the realities of asymmetry and hierarchy between Australia and Pacific Island countries, but instead outlines how Australia can work more productively within them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt argues that Australia can only work towards being a better neighbour if it understands its history in the Pacific Islands, and the ideas that have guided its foreign policy in the region for the last two centuries. Tracing the many dimensions of that past engagement, it provides an up-to-date account, written by two highly experienced experts. In doing so it presents a new vision for our wonderfully diverse region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"La Trobe University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43905109655687,"sku":"9781760645571","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/files\/Neighbours_online.jpg?v=1771200811","url":"https:\/\/shop.schwartzbooks.com.au\/products\/neighbours-by-joanne-wallis-and-jack-corbett-preorder","provider":"Schwartz Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}