Britain and the World in the Twentieth Century : Ever Decreasing Circles.
Title:
Britain and the World in the Twentieth Century : Ever Decreasing Circles.
Author:
Turner, Michael J.
ISBN:
9781441179807
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (369 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The Era of the Two World Wars -- 2 Post-war Adjustments -- 3 Asia, the Middle East, Europe: No Respite (I) -- 4 Defence and Diplomacy -- 5 East of Eden -- 6 Finding a Role? -- 7 Losing a Role? -- 8 Asia, the Middle East, Europe: No Respite (II) -- 9 Years of Frustration -- 10 Towards a New Order -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
This is a detailed, single volume analysis of Britain's changing position in the world during the twentieth century. It places British policy making in the appropriate domestic and international contexts, offers an alternative to the more negative, 'decline'-obsessed assessments of Britain's role and influence in global affairs. This book suggests that Britain's leaders did a better job than some historians think. Michael Turner, in order to understand why they took the options they did, investigates their motives and aims within the international environment within which they operated.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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