Britain in global politics.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baxter, Christopher.

Dockrill, M. L. (Michael L.)

Hamilton, Keith, 1942-

Young, John W., 1957-

Pedaliu, Effie G. H., 1959-

Kandiah, Michael, 1962-

Dockrill, Saki.

Series:

Security, conflict and cooperation in the contemporary world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

History.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--20th century.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--21st century.

International relations--History--19th century.

International relations--History--20th century.

International relations--History--21st century.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

This volume of essays focuses upon Britain's international and imperial role from the mid-Victorian era through until the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Individual chapters by acknowledged authorities in their field deal with a variety of broad-ranging and particular issues, including: 'cold wars' before the Cold War in Anglo-Russian relations; Lord Curzon and the diplomacy of war and peace-making; air-power as an instrument of colonial control; Foreign Office efforts to frame and influence the historical narrative; Winston Churchill's alternative to, and the pursuit of, policies of 'appeasement'; British responses to conflict and regime change in Spain; the Secret Intelligence Service and British diplomacy in East Asia; Neville Chamberlain and the 'phoney war'; efforts to combat American misperceptions of Britain in wartime; and British-American differences over the future of Italy's colonial possessions. This collection, along with the accompanying volume covering the period after World War II, is dedicated to the memory of Professor Saki Dockrill. Book jacket.

Contents:

V. 1. From Gladstone to Churchill / edited by Christopher Baxter, Research Fellow in Intelligence History, Queen's University Belfast, Michael L. Dockrill Emeritus Professor of Diplomatic History, King's College London, UK and Keith Hamilton, Consultant Historian, Foreign Office, Whitehall

v. 2. From Churchill to Blair / edited by John W. Young, Effie G.H. Pedaliu, Michael D. Kandiah.

Notes:

Two volumes of essays dedicated to the memory of Saki Ruth Dockrill, Professor of Contemporary History and International Security at King's College, London.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230360440

0230360440

9780230360396

0230360394

OCLC:

842877234