Author: Allan Gyngell

The fear of abandonment lies deep in the history of European settlement in Australia.

In “Fear of Abandonment,” Allan Gyngell unpacks how Australia has thought about and acted in the world since 1942 — the people, places and ideas that have been most important since our nation has had a foreign policy of its own. 

He shows how the Australian attitude to the world has been shaped by the fear of abandonment — originally from Britain, and later from their most powwerful ally, the US.

Written by an expert and insider, this is a gripping and authoritative book about the way Australians and their governments have helped to create the world we now inhabit, according to a review in goodreads.com.