Parliament and Foreign Policy in the Eighteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9780521833318 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 276 str.

Jeremy Black (University of Exeter)

Opis

This book tackles the role of Parliament in the conduct of eighteenth-century foreign policy, the impact of this policy on parliamentary politics, and the quality of parliamentary debates. Drawing on a wide range of British and foreign archival sources, it is an important study for assessing eighteenth-century Britain and for understanding the role of contingency in the evaluation of political systems. Reflecting over a quarter-century of work on parliamentary sources, it highlights as well the influence of Parliament on foreign policy and politics.

Recenzje

'This is a first-rate work of scholarship and discusses a topic that has for too long been sidetracked.' Contemporary Review

Spis treści

Preface; Note on dates, spelling and titles; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Revolution settlement, Parliament and foreign policy, 1689–1714; 3. The Walpolean system, Parliament and foreign policy, 1714–42; 4. The mid-century crisis, Parliament and foreign policy, 1742–60; 5. George III, Parliament and foreign policy, 1760–1800; 6. Sources and reports; 7. Character and quality of parliamentary discussion; 8. A parliamentary foreign policy?; 9. Conclusions; Select bibliography; Index.