.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Britain in Global Politics Volume 1: From Gladstone to Churchill (Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World)
N/A
€ 67.09
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Britain in Global Politics Volume 1: From Gladstone to Churchill (Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World)
Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Baxter, Christopher; Dockrill, Michael L.; Hamilton, Keith. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230360440
SKU
V9780230360440
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About N/A
Philip Bell, University of Liverpool, UK John Fisher, University of the West of England Brian Holden Reid, King's College, London, UK Saul Kelly, King's College, London, UK Brian McKercher, Royal Military College of Canada Joe Maiolo, King's College, London UK T.G. Otte, University of East Anglia, UK Andrew Stewart, King's College, London, UK Glyn Stone, University of the ... Read more
Reviews for Britain in Global Politics Volume 1: From Gladstone to Churchill (Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World)
“This stimulating collection of essays should be required reading for students of international history, and also serves as a credible means for nonspecialists to enrich their survey courses of British, European, and imperial history … .” (Geoff Bil, H-War, H-Net Reviews, February, 2018) 'These volumes offer scholars a variety of subjects about Britain's role in global politics since the ... Read more