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Britain and the World in the Twentieth Century

Dr John W Young author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:27th Jun '97

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This book examines the main phases of British foreign policy from the 1890s to the 1990s. It not only explores major events, but also looks well beyond traditional diplomacy, taking in strategic, technological, economic, and ideological factors, as well as looking at subjects of the rise of propaganda agencies and the intelligence community.

This book examines the main phases of British foreign policy from the 1890s to the 1990s. It not only explores major events, but also looks well beyond traditional diplomacy, taking in strategic, technological, economic, and ideological factors, as well as looking at subjects of the rise of propaganda agencies and the intelligence community.This book looks at all the main phases of British foreign policy from the 1890s to the 1990s. It not only explores such major events as the Boer War, Appeasement, and the Suez Crisis, but also looks well beyond traditional diplomacy, taking in strategic, technological, economic, and ideological factors, as well as looking at such subjects as the rise of propaganda agencies and the intelligence community. The author also details specific international relations and rivalries and charts domestic influences on policy.

'Young's analytical survey displays a masterful grasp of the important issues in a hundred-year period and will be useful to students for years to come.' British Foreign Policy 'It is well written, well organized, and very informative...The book should be in the library of any historian who teaches English or European history and it will make a wonderful source for lecture notes...Britain and the World in the Twentieth Century is a most impressive achievement.' Teaching History

ISBN: 9780340540138

Dimensions: 234mm x 157mm x 16mm

Weight: unknown

264 pages