White Peril Foreign Relations and Asian Immigration to Australasia and North America 1919-1978

This study of the foreign policies and foreign relations of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States from 1919 to 1978 aims to show how they were affected by their desire to exclude Asians, and how the importance of good relations with the nations of the Asia/Pacific eventually forced a major rethink of immigration policy. Discusses topics such as perceived Japanese overpopulation, and the onset of war in the Pacific. Based on extensive archival research. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. Based on the author's PhD thesis, this is number 20 in the Modern History series.Brawley, Sean is the author of 'White Peril Foreign Relations and Asian Immigration to Australasia and North America 1919-1978', published 1996 under ISBN 9780868402789 and ISBN 0868402788.