ABSTRACT

How did fears of the Cold War shape Australian images of Asia? What was the nature of the Vietnamese revolution, which some 50 000 Australian troops failed to reverse in the 1960s? How did a small and marginal peace movement grow into the powerful Moratorium and did it have any impact on the course of the War? Harvest of Fear is a beautifully craf

part I|77 pages

The colonial order

chapter 1|20 pages

Material life in the colonial world

chapter 2|16 pages

A colonial polity

chapter 4|17 pages

1954: To the brink

part II|83 pages

Preparing for war

chapter 6|22 pages

The logic of intervention: 1957–1964

chapter 7|19 pages

The logics of dissent: 1957–1966

chapter 8|22 pages

1966: The Cold War mould cracks

part III|75 pages

Intervention

chapter 10|16 pages

Rice, place and revolution

chapter 11|22 pages

Morbid Symptoms: Australia, 1967–1969

chapter 12|19 pages

The left revived

part IV|40 pages

Withdrawal

chapter 13|18 pages

The Moratorium

chapter 14|15 pages

Things fall apart

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion