British Foreign Policy, 1945-56

ISBN-13: 9781349100804 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 256 str.

Michael L. Dockrill; John W. Young

Opis

A collection of essays by international historians which explore British diplomatic policy in the decade following the end of World War II. Topics include propaganda, atomic policy, Imperial problems, European unity and Britain's response to political crises in the Middle East and Far East.

Spis treści

The projection of Britain abroad, 1945-1951, Philip M.Taylor; Britain, America and the bomb, Margaret Gowing; Bevin's imperialism and the idea of Euro-Africa, 1945-1949, John Kent; Britain and the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, Avi Shlaim; Britain, South Africa and South African defence, 1949-1955, Geoffrey Berridge; the significance of the Korean War in Anglo-American relations, 1950-1953, Peter Lowe; Britain and the settlement of the West German rearmament question in 1954, Saki Dockrill; Britain and the first Chinese offshore islands crisis, 1945-1955, Michael Dockrill; "the parting of the ways?" - Britain, the Messina Conference and the Spaak Committee, John W.Young; Suez revisited, Anthony Adamthwaite.