Annotated Bibliography

Dustin Bertelsen

Mr. Stowe

English 103

18 October 2011

The nation of New Zealand banned all nuclear energy and weapons within its country in 1984, during the height of the Cold War. This created tensions with one of its allies, the United States. This ban effectively disallowed American naval ships to make port in New Zealand, due to either being nuclear powered or carrying nuclear weaponry. This strained the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) Treaty and led to a breakdown between New Zealand and the United States.

Reitzig, Andreas. "In Defiance of Nuclear Deterrence: Anti-nuclear New Zealand after Two Decades." Medicine, Conflict & Survival 22.2 (2006): 132-44. Print.

It's an overview of the effects of New Zealand's nuclear ban in 1984 and how the ban is viewed in 2006, 22 years later and long after the end of the Cold War. It talks about how it was seen as a step New Zealand's government was taking at the time in response to the Mutually Assured Destruction and nuclear deterrent policies that both the Soviet Union and the United States and both country's allies applied during the Cold War. It also examines how this ban shaped the view of New Zealand in the foreign politics spectrum.

Economic Reform in New Zealand 1984-95: The Pursuit of Efficiency

Lewis Evans, Arthur Grimes, Bryce Wilkinson and David Teece

Journal of Economic Literature
Vol. 34, No. 4 (Dec., 1996), pp. 1856-1902

This speaks of economic reform in New Zealand in 1984-85, the year the nuclear ban took place. These economic reforms were part of NZ's Parliament's push to change from what was nearly a welfare state into a more mixed and less regulated economy. This is related to the nuclear ban in how the government in NZ was beginning to completely change their policies, both economically and politically.

Kenny, Kevin Thomas. The ANZUS Crisis Cold War Diplomacy, 1984-1986. 2004. Print.

This is a book about the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) treaty and how the alliance between New Zealand and the US was weakened by New Zealand's ban on nuclear energy and nuclear weaponry. This looks into the foreign policies of all three countries and the crisis that followed the 1984 ban. It also looks into how New Zealand was trying to use it's ban as a deterrent to the use of nuclear warfare.

From ANZUS to SEATO: United States Strategic Policy towards Australia and New Zealand, 1952-1954

Henry W. Brands, Jr.

The International History Review
Vol. 9, No. 2 (May, 1987), pp. 250-270

This part of a book on international politics talks about the alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and the US in the 1950's. This lays the groundwork for the relationship between the three countries. It also provides the foundation for why New Zealand would take such an approach towards the idea of nuclear warfare.

Watt, Alan. The ANZUS Treaty: Past, Present and Future. Canberra: Australian National University, 1970. Print.

This book talks about the ANZUS treaty from the Australian perspective. It talks about how the treaty influenced Australian politics, its relationship with the US and how Australia viewed the nuclear ban in NZ. As of now, Australia remains one of the US's biggest allies and allows its Navy to make port in Australian cities and supports the US in almost every major conflict, including both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Baker, Richard W. The ANZUS States and Their Region: Regional Policies of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1994. Print.

This is a book that reflects on all three countries in the ANZUS Treaty and the subsequent relationships between the three countries. It talks about how these three countries are each others’ largest allies in the Pacific Region and how actions during the 1980’s and the 1990’s in this treaty continue to influence the foreign policies of each of the three countries even today.

Patterson, Murray, and Garry McDonald. "How Clean and Green Is New Zealand Tourism? Lifecycle and Future Environmental Impacts." Www.mwpress.co.nz. Manaaki Whenua Press, 2004. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.mwpress.co.nz/store/downloads/LCRSciSeries24_Tourism_4web.pdf>.

This journal talks about the tourism industry in New Zealand. Specifically, it talks about the environmental effect of the tourism and how clean they are. It looks specifically into certain factors, such as pollution, and also alternative energy sources related to tourism in New Zealand. 

Hu, Jin-Li, and Chih-Hung Kao. "Efficient Energy-saving Targets for APEC Economies." Energy Policy 35.1 (2007): 373-82. Print.

This article speaks of the pacific group, APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), its member states, and the energy saving targets of each country. This article is more about the international relationships within the group and how each country, including New Zealand, have energy policies that attempt to save as much energy or generate as much clean energy as possible.

Scott, Graham C. Government Reform in New Zealand. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1996. Print.

This book talks about how New Zealand’s government pursued reform in the 20^th Century. This includes the Nuclear Ban in 1984, and the repercussions of that ban. It also talks about progressivism and the involvement of NZ’s government in the economy. It also speaks of how the government regulated businesses and other industries.

Kelsey, Jane. Reclaiming the Future: New Zealand and the Global Economy. Wellington: Bridget Williams, 1999. Print.

This book talks about globalization and how it affected New Zealand specifically. It also talks about the economic contributions New Zealand has made to the world economy, with respect to the various laws and regulations the NZ government made during the latter half of the 20^th century. This applies to the topic in the research paper because the ban on nuclear energy significantly affected New Zealand’s stance within the world economy.

Wolfowitz, Paul D. "The ANZUS Relationship: Alliance Management." Australian Outlook 38.3 (1984): 148-52. Print.

This article talks about how each of the three countries in the ANZUS treaty are working towards maintaining the treaty. One of the major points of the treaty is averting nuclear war, something New Zealand took major steps towards preventing. Another is the defense support of all three countries, which has been seen with both Australia and New Zealand sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Anzac Dilemma

F. L. W. Wood

International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-)
Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr., 1953), pp. 184-192

This article speaks about the political tensions between Australia and New Zealand in the context of international politics. It talks about the breakdowns in diplomacy between the two countries. It also speaks of how the two countries could come together in agreement in regards to international relationships and politics.

Research Paper Articles

New Zealand's current Prime Minister John Key and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.


First-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16749477

It's an overview of the effects of New Zealand's nuclear ban in 1984 and how the ban is viewed in 2006, 22 years later and long after the end of the Cold War. It talks about how it was seen as a step New Zealand's government was taking at the time in response to the Mutually Assured Destruction and nuclear deterrent policies that both the Soviet Union and the United States and both country's allies applied during the Cold War. It also examines how this ban shaped the view of New Zealand in the foreign politics spectrum.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/2729596

This speaks of economic reform in New Zealand in 1984-85, the year the nuclear ban took place. These economic reforms were part of NZ's Parliament's push to change from what was nearly a welfare state into a more mixed and less regulated economy. This is related to the nuclear ban in how the government in NZ was beginning to completely change their policies, both economically and politically.

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=DiPghPNwzrwC&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=ANZUS&ots=N8TaTt4ogP&sig=BV_eU4kK-v0J21alA6jF5dLBYvI#v=onepage&q&f=false

This is a book about the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) treaty and how the alliance between New Zealand and the US was weakened by New Zealand's ban on nuclear energy and nuclear weaponry. This looks into the foreign policies of all three countries and the crisis that followed the 1984 ban. It also looks into how New Zealand was trying to use it's ban as a deterrent to the use of nuclear warfare.


http://www.jstor.org/stable/40107239

This part of a book on international politics talks about the alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and the US in the 1950's. This lays the groundwork for the relationship between the three countries. It also provides the foundation for why New Zealand would take such an approach towards the idea of nuclear warfare.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10357717008444363

This book talks about the ANZUS treaty from the Australian perspective. It talks about how the treaty influenced Australian politics, its relationship with the US and how Australia viewed the nuclear ban in NZ. As of now, Australia remains one of the US's biggest allies and allows its Navy to make port in Australian cities and supports the US in almost every major conflict, including both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Research Paper Topics

First topic: The effects of New Zealand's banning of nuclear energy, both as a source of electricity and for military purposes. This would be specific to the act passed by New Zealand's parliament, its effects both on domestic and foreign policy, and how it shapes that country today. I am interested in this after visiting New Zealand this past summer, and seeing how they run their country without the aid of nuclear energy in both the electricity and defense industries. The argument would be that such a ban has more positive effects and should be enforced in more countries. Points included would be the nuclear disasters at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Japan (after 2011 earthquake), New Zealand investing in alternative energy sources such as geothermal, and how this affects foreign policy, specifically relations with the United States.

Second topic: Should mixed martial arts as a sport still be banned in certain states? Three states in the US ban mixed martial arts as a sport, the three being Vermont, Connecticut, and most notably, New York. Mixed martial arts is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and is becoming increasingly more mainstream in the United States. The highest professional league, the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) is extremely popular, and garners millions of viewers for its TV shows, spectators at events, and viewers on pay-per-view for its major events. I am interested in this because I got hooked on the sport from my younger brother, and am an avid fan of middleweight fighter, Brian Stann, pictured above. The argument would be that with sports such as professional wrestling and boxing being allowed, mixed martial arts should be too and the advantages of a state allowing mixed martial arts.

Image + Thesis

This image from the Chrysler Group’s subsidiary, Dodge, has many rhetorical appeals in its depiction of George Washington as the central figure, its appeal to patriotism with the American Revolution theme, and the irony of doing so, given the practices of Dodge in regards to the parent company and the production of the advertised Dodge Challenger.

Images for Consideration

The essay regarding Dove’s response is one that people have been calling for a long time. The whole idea, as facilitated by the media and pop culture, is that a woman will only be happy and considered beautiful if they have the features of the models that promote certain products. Dove set out to create a new precedent in which the people promoting these products weren’t the supermodel with the perfect body, but the normal person that was happy with who she was and what she looked like, whether it was skinny, heavy-set, white, dark, etc.

            The root of this issue is insecurity. A great deal of girls in modern Western Society are insecure due to the images used in mass media. This insecurity leads many girls to develop unhealthy eating habits, low self-esteem, and low self-confidence. These girls suffer as a result, and thus Dove began revamping its marketing tactics to reverse these effects. Dove is the first step that society as a whole has taken in order to truly better the lives of all people, not just women. While women are famous for being insecure, men too can be just as much, if not more insecure. Images seen in magazines such as Gentleman’s Quarterly (GQ) and Esquire also promote a certain image men must imitate, with toned six-pack abs, huge arms, and a perfect, well-chiseled face. Men have pressure, just as much, if not more, to look good as women do. It’s more of an egotistical matter with men, as our egos are stroked when we think we look like the models in GQ. It is promoted by the media, for both men and women, that looking a certain way will make you happier, increase your sex appeal, and make you more accepted. This precedent doing the exact opposite: it is decreasing the self esteem of both men and women, and driving them to do unhealthy things both mentally and physically.

Image + Thesis Image

The wallpaper image from the video game, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has many visual rhetorical elements including the emotional depiction of the central soldier figure, two other soldiers, an M-1 Abrams tank, a Humvee, and 4 helicopters; the military theme for a first-person shooter video game; and realism for the actual gameplay in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.