Britain, detente, and changing East-West relations / Brian White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Brian, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

East and West.

Detente.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is little systematic analysis available of Britain's contribution to East-West relations since 1945, and in particular of Britain's contribution to East-West detente. In general, British attempts to act as mediator between East and West have been regarded as ineffectual, and a rather desperate attempt to prove that Britain could still wield influence on the world stage.In this new contribution to the study of the evolution of post-war international relations, Brian White argues that Britain's contribution to detente cannot so easily be dismissed. Through narrative and analysis,

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The concept of detente; Britain, the cold war and detente; Britain as a catalyst of detente; Britain and the Partial Test Ban Treaty; The decline of British influence on East-West relations; Britain, the new cold war and detente; A British conception of detente; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-198) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-89876-2

1-280-32667-0

0-203-30981-2

1-134-89877-0

0-203-19459-4

9780203194591

OCLC:

55641342