Book Review: Soviet Russia and the Western Alliance
| Author | D. Novak |
| Date | 01 September 1959 |
| Published date | 01 September 1959 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002070205901400310 |
| Subject Matter | Book Review |
BOOK
REVIEWS
221
are
worth
reflecting
upon.
The
criticism
of
Mr.
Churchill's
attitude
towards Eire is
at
times
more
trenchant.
The
second
part
of
the
book
records
the
changes
in
the
structure
and general
character
of
the
Commonwealth
that
re-
sulted from
or
followed
the
war.
The
central
theme
is
the
establishment
of
the
Asian
dominions
and
their
place
and in-
fluence
in
the
new
Commonwealth.
A
great
deal
has
been
written,
and
more
will
be
written
on
this subject;
but
nowhere
will
there
be
found a
clearer
or
more
objective
analysis
than
in
the
two
chapters
which
Professor
Mansergh
gives
to
it.
Unlike
many
writers,
he
refrains
from assigning
responsibility
for
the
partition
of
India;
but
he
observes
more
than
once
that
the
record
from
1939
onward
reflects
no
great
credit
on
British
statemanship.
The closing
chapters
survey
the
part
played
by
the
members
of
the
Commonwealth in
the
work
of
the
United
Nations
and
the
regional
organizations
that
have
been
created
since
1945.
The
striking
fact,
illustrated
in
particular
by
reference
to
Canadian
policy,
is
the
tremendous
change
that
has
taken
place
since
the
war.
This
is
presumably
the
final
volume
of
the
Survey.
It
is
a
fitting
close
to
a
series
of
great
books.
Future
investigation
will
no
doubt
add
something
to
Professor
Mansergh's
account;
but
within
the
limits
of
the
evidence now
available
this
is
as
near
to
being
definitive
as
can
reasonably
be
expected.
At least
it
is
safe
to predict
that
this
generation
is
not
likely
to
see
a
better
book
on
this
momentous
chapter
of
Commonwealth
history.
University
of
Toronto
D.
J.
MCDOUGALL
SOVIET
RuSSIA
AND
THE
WESTERN
ALLIANCE.
By
J.
A.
Corry.
1958.
(Toronto:
Canadian
Institute
of
International
Affairs.
v,
102pp.
$1.25,
$1.00
to
members)
This
is
a
very
stimulating
little
book
on
a
topic
the
signific-
ance
of
which
can
hardly
be
exaggerated.
In
its
aim
and
scope
it
is
comparable
to
George
Kennan's
Reith Lectures,
published
as
Russia,
the
Atom, and
the
West,
and
should
be
read
by
all
students
of
international
affairs,
as
well
as
by
all
who
make
important
decisions
affecting
the
West's
relations
with
the
U.S.S.R.
In
his
discussion
of
Soviet
foreign
policies
Professor
Corry
pays
attention
to
the
role
of
Marxist
ideology,
and
to
the
relation-
ships of
these
policies
with
domestic
ones.
In
both
respects
he
shows
a
deep
grasp
of
the
complex
subject-matter
and
makes
many
cogent and
penetrating
suggestions.
This
is
particularly
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