Power and Stability
British Foreign Policy, 1865-1965
Book
Paperback/Softback
354 pages
978-0-7146-8413-0 (ISBN)
Description
This work assesses British policy in those 100 years when Britain's international position diminished from the only global power to a regional European state. The chapters in the book look at how and why particular British foreign policies were constructed in four periods: before World War I, when British pre-eminence was unquestioned; in the interwar period, when British leaders looked to restructure and preserve the new international order imposed by the Paris Peace Conference; during World War II, when the British government looked to translate military success into diplomatic capital; and in the 1960s, when a weakened Britain made the final move to define its European role.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 164 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7146-8413-0 (9780714684130)
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Content
British Power and Stability - The Historical Record, Zara Steiner; Power, Sovereignty, and the Great Republic - Anglo-American Diplomatic Relations in the Era of the Civil War, Brian Holden Reid; Almost a Law of Nature? - Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Office, and the Balance of Power in Europe, 1905-1912, T.G. Otte; Apres la Guerre finit, Soldat anglais partit - Anglo-French Relations 1918-1925, Alan Sharp and Keith Jeffrey; Far Too Dangerous a Gamble? British Intelligence and Policy During the Chanak Crisis, September-October 1922, John R. Ferris; The British Official Mind and the Negotiation of the Lausanne Treaty, 1922-1923, Erik Goldstein; Austen Chamberlain and the Continental Balance of Power - Strategy, Stability, and the League of Nations, 1924-1929, B.J.C. McKercher; The British Government, and the Sale of Arms, Glyn Stone; Invading Europe - the British Army and its preparations for the Normandy campaign, 1942-1944, David French; Killing the MLF? The Wilson Government and Nuclear Sharing in Europe, 1964-1966, John Young.