Britain's International Role, 1970-1991

ISBN-13: 9780230577718 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 256 str.

Michael J. Turner

Opis

Michael Turneroffers a detailed examination of Britain's role and influence in the 1970s and 1980s, a time of rapid change whenBritain could no longer expect to be treated as one of the 'Big Three' world powers. This book examinesthe key decisions, their consequences, and places British policy-making in its international context."

Spis treści

Acknowledgments Introduction: 'Doomed steadily to diminish'? Accommodating Change Questions of Defence and Détente The Beginning of a New World Order? Quarrelling with Allies Confronting the Soviets Multi-Polarity and Nuclear Weapons The Approach of Victory in the Cold War Extra-European Affairs Dealing with the Middle East The Falklands Crisis: Causes and Consequences Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography Index.

O autorze

MICHAEL TURNER is Roy Carroll Distinguished Professor of British History at Appalachian State University, USA.

Blurb

How does one of the world's greatest powers preserve its status and influence when international conditions are unfavourable and its resources do not match its commitments? This was Britain's burden in the 1970s and 1980s when the international order was transformed. Much became unsettled and Britain had to adapt policy to suit new needs and opportunities.

Michael J. Turner elucidates the efforts that were made to maximise Britain's role on those matters and in those parts of the world that were of special importance to British strategy, prosperity and security. He examines key decisions and their consequences and places British policy-making in an international context, suggesting that British leaders were more successful in preserving power and prestige on the world stage than has sometimes been appreciated.