Britannia Overruled: British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century
This book brings together the often separated histories of diplomacy, defence, economics and empire in a provocative reinterpretation of British 'decline'. It also offers a broader reflection on the nature of international power and the mechanisms of policymaking. For this Second Edition, David Reynolds has added a new chapters and extends his lively and incisive analysis to the beginning of the new millennium.
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Britannia Overruled: British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century
This book brings together the often separated histories of diplomacy, defence, economics and empire in a provocative reinterpretation of British 'decline'. It also offers a broader reflection on the nature of international power and the mechanisms of policymaking. For this Second Edition, David Reynolds has added a new chapters and extends his lively and incisive analysis to the beginning of the new millennium.
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Britannia Overruled: British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century

Britannia Overruled: British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century

by David Reynolds
Britannia Overruled: British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century

Britannia Overruled: British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century

by David Reynolds

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This book brings together the often separated histories of diplomacy, defence, economics and empire in a provocative reinterpretation of British 'decline'. It also offers a broader reflection on the nature of international power and the mechanisms of policymaking. For this Second Edition, David Reynolds has added a new chapters and extends his lively and incisive analysis to the beginning of the new millennium.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780582382497
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/24/2000
Series: Studies In Modern History
Edition description: REV
Pages: 392
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Reynolds

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Power 2. Policy 3. Cold War, 1899-1914 4. Great War, 1914-22
5. No War, 1919-40 6. World War, 1940-7 7. Superpowers, 1947-55 8. Circles, 1955-70 9. Europe, 1970-9 10. Thatcher, 1979-90 11. Identities, 1990-9. Appendix 1: Principal Officers of State since 1895. Appendix 2: The Institutions of the European Community.
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