ENGLISH

The Significance of the Commonwealth, 1965-90

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
1991
ISBN
0333553160, 9780333553169
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17992572 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Commonwealth Series
Pages
320\316
Time added
2015-02-02 20:49:41

Description

A look at the Commonwealth from the founding of the Secretariat in 1965 to the 14th Commonwealth Games in 1990. The book is divided into three parts. "Structure" looks at origins, the Heads of Government Meetings, the Secretariat and the Commonwealth in a global setting. "Issues" covers race, Africa, inequalities and the security of small states. The largest part, on "Functioning" looks at regionalism, functional organizations, professional linkages, peoples, sport and the role of the Queen as Head of the Commonwealth. The book concludes with an "Agenda for the 1990s".

Similar books