Parliament and foreign policy in the eighteenth century / Jeremy Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Jeremy, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament--History--18th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 261 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Parliament & Foreign Policy in the Eighteenth Century

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on a wide range of British and foreign archival sources, this book tackles the role of Parliament in the conduct of eighteenth-century foreign policy, the impact of this policy on parliamentary politics, and the quality of parliamentary debates. It is also an important study for our assessment of eighteenth-century Britain, and also, more generally, for an understanding of the role of contingency in the assessment of political systems. Reflecting over a quarter-century of work on parliamentary sources, the book highlights the influence of Parliament, positive and negative, direct and indirect, on foreign policy and politics. It also has great contemporary relevance as we consider the effectiveness of democratic states when confronting authoritarian rivals, and the rights of representative bodies to be consulted before wars are launched.

Contents:

Introduction

The Revolution Settlement, Parliament and foreign policy, 1689-1714

The Walpolean system, Parliament and foreign policy, 1714-42

The mid-century crisis, Parliament and foreign policy, 1742-60

George III, Parliament and foreign policy, 1760-1800

Sources and reports

Character and quality of parliamentary discussion

A parliamentary foreign policy?

Conclusions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14917-7

1-280-45800-3

0-511-18606-1

0-511-18523-5

0-511-18792-0

0-511-31390-X

0-511-49571-4

0-511-18699-1

OCLC:

560090574