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Britain in Global Politics Volume 2

From Churchill to Blair

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  1. John W. Young

    1. University of Nottingham, UK

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  2. Effie G. H. Pedaliu

    1. LSE-Ideas, UK

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  3. Michael D. Kandiah

    1. Witness Seminar Programme, Institute of Contemporary British History, King’s College London, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Britain and the Origins of the Religious Cold War, 1944–47

    • Dianne Kirby
    Pages 1-21

  3. ‘Journey into a Desert’: British Perceptions of Poland’s Western Territories, 1945–48

    • Alastair Noble
    Pages 22-41

  4. British Propaganda and Countering Illegal Immigration into Palestine: The President Warfield or Exodus 1947

    • Kate Utting
    Pages 42-61

  5. Britain, the United States and the Issue of ‘Limited War’ with China, 1950–54

    • Kevin Ruane
    Pages 62-81

  6. ‘To Stay or to Walk’: The British and the Defence of Domestic Jurisdiction at the United Nations, 1950–56

    • Edward Johnson
    Pages 82-99

  7. ‘A Cardinal Point of Our World Strategy’: The Foreign Office and the Normalisation of Relations with Japan, 1952–63

    • Antony Best
    Pages 100-118

  8. Anglo-American Diplomacy and the Congo Crisis, 1960–63: The not so Special Relationship

    • John Kent
    Pages 119-138

  9. The US Embassy in London and Britain’s Withdrawal from East of Suez, 1961–69

    • John W. Young
    Pages 139-158

  10. ‘We Were always Realistic’: The Heath Government, the European Community and the Cold War in the Mediterranean, June 1970–February 1974

    • Effie G. H. Pedaliu
    Pages 159-178

  11. ‘At The Top Table’: British Elites’ Perceptions of the UK’s International Position, 1950–91

    • Michael D. Kandiah, Gillian Staerck
    Pages 179-197

  12. The British Embassy in Washington and Anglo-American Relations during the Blair Governments, 1997–2007

    • Michael F. Hopkins
    Pages 198-217

  13. Beyond the Horizon

    • Peter Hennessy
    Pages 218-237

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 239-249
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About this book

This collection of essays focuses Britain's role in global affairs since the Second World War. The essays cover a broad field, from relations with Japan and China, through European and African developments, to defence planning in Whitehall.

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'Britain in Global Politics offers a wide-ranging and fascinating glimpse into the field of British International History today. With such an impressive chronological, geographical, and thematic scope, it is somewhat inevitable that there is no central thread or tight editorial corset holding the various themes together. But this is not necessarily a weakness. Instead, the sheer breath of issues covered, the originality in some approaches, as well as the diverse methodological angles are vivid reminders of the hustling bustling field that is British International History today.' - Twentieth Century British History

'As the editors and contributors hoped, intellectual rigour and clarity of ideas presented in both volumes have resulted in a worthy tribute to a fine scholar.' - Diplomacy and Statecraft

'These volumes offer scholars a variety of subjects about Britain's role in global politics since the nineteenth century. Among the strongest contributions are the chapters about foreign policy that rely on interviews and sources directly from policymakers and the political elite [The volumes] offer solid essays for scholars interested in Britain's role in global affairs since the late nineteenth century and are an excellent tribute to the memory of Saki Dockrill.'- The Journal of the Historical Assiciation

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Nottingham, UK

    John W. Young

  • LSE-Ideas, UK

    Effie G. H. Pedaliu

  • Witness Seminar Programme, Institute of Contemporary British History, King’s College London, UK

    Michael D. Kandiah

About the editors

Anthony Best, London School of Economics, UK Lawrence Freedman, King's College London, UK Peter Hennessy, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Michael Hopkins, University of Liverpool, UK Edward Johnson, Birmingham City University, UK John Kent, London School of Economics, UK Dianne Kirby, University of Ulster, UK Alastair Noble, Whitehall, UK Kevin Ruane, Canterbury Christ Church University Gillian Staerck, Institute of Historical Research, UK Kate Utting, King's College London, UK

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