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Paperback. Going to War overturns conventional views of the role of public opinion, the armed forces, parliamentarians, NGOs and writers in the formation of British debates about impending wars. It shows the pressures and the reasons which have led to Britain's involvement in so many conflicts. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. British Debates from Wilberforce to Blair. 240 pages, 1 tables. Going to War overturns conventional views of the role of public opinion, the armed forces, parliamentarians, NGOs and writers in the formation of British debates about impending wars. It shows the pressures and the reasons which have led to Britain's involvement in so many conflicts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JWK. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight: 304.
Going to War overturns conventional views of the role of public opinion, the armed forces, parliamentarians, NGOs and writers in the formation of British debates about impending wars. It shows the pressures and the reasons which have led to Britain's involvement in so many conflicts.
Going to War overturns conventional views of the role of public opinion, the armed forces, parliamentarians, NGOs and writers in the formation of British debates about impending wars. It shows the pressures and the reasons which have led to Britain's involvement in so many conflicts.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230237933
SKU
V9780230237933
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Philip Towle
PHILIP TOWLE has worked for the Australian National University in Canberra and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He has taught in the Centre of International Studies at Cambridge University, UK since 1980 and was previously its Director. This is his twelfth book on International History and Security.
Reviews for Going to War
' It is not easy in a thousand words to do justice to Philip Towle's latest book ... it offers a rich and often absorbing account of decisions to go to war made by British governments over the last 200 years. It is a taut book, written with remarkable economy [yet] the ground covered is extensive and his survey is ... Read more