Contains 25 essays written primarily by Australian and New Zealand historians, organized into three sections: the perceptions and policies of the great powers during the period from 1870 to 1919; the view of the world as perceived both by the Pacific Dominions and by the rising imperial power of Japan; and the complex character of the political culture of Imperial Germany and Australia's historiography on Dominion participation in WWI. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR