The Cambridge History of British Foreign Policy, 1783-1919 3 Volume Set

by Adolphus William Ward (Editor), George Peabody Gooch (Editor)

Overview

With contributions from leading historians of the day, alongside chapters by politicians, journalists and lawyers, this three-volume work was the first comprehensive survey of foreign policy during the rise of Britain as a major power. Published between 1922 and 1923, it is unashamed in its aim to present 'a national point of view [with] an avowed regard for the interests, and above all for the honour of Great Britain', but is all the more illuminating for that. Including some original memoranda and documents, it takes as its starting point the Treaty of Paris ending the American War of Independence, and concludes with the Treaty of Versailles (1919). Volume 1 deals primarily with Europe, while Volume 2 shows how British interests were spreading across the world. Volume 3 deals with World War I and the ensuing peace. It also includes a chapter on all Britain's foreign secretaries, from Fox to Balfour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108040150
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/22/2011
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Pages:	2044
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 4.84(d)

Table of Contents

Volume 1: Preface; Introduction A. W. Ward; 1. Pitt's first decade, 1783–92 J. H. Clapham; 2. The struggle with Revolutionary France, 1792–1802 J. H. Rose; 3. The contest with Napoleon, 1802–12 J. H. Rose; 4. The pacification of Europe, 1813–15 C. K. Webster; 5. The American War and the Treaty of Ghent, 1812–13 C. K. Webster; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. Volume 2: Preface; Book II. From the Second Peace of Paris, 1815, to the Eve of the Revolution of 1848–9: 1. Great Britain and the Continental Alliance, 1816–22 W. A. Phillips; 2. The foreign policy of Canning, 1820–7 H. W. V. Temperley; 3. Belgium, 1830–9 G. W. T. Omond; 4. The Near East and France 1829–47 R. B. Mowat; 5. India and the Far East, 1833–49 G. P. Moriarty; 6. United States and colonial development, 1815–46 A. P. Newton; Book III. From the Outbreak of the February Revolution to the Death of Palmerston and the Resignation of Russell, 1848–66: 7. The European revolution and after, 1848–54 F. J. C. Hearnshaw; 8. The Crimean War and the French alliance, 1853–8 W. F. Reddaway; 9. India and the Far East, 1848–58 F. W. Buckler; 10. The Franco-Italian war, Syria and Poland, 1859–63 R. R. Reid; 11. Commercial relations, 1828–1865. 1. Zollverein negotiations, 1828–65 J. H. Clapham; 2. The French Commercial Treaty of 1860 E. A. Benians; 12. Anglo-American relations during the Civil War, 1860–5 A. P. Newton; 13. The Schleswig-Holstein question, 1852–66 A .W. Ward; 14. Greece and the Ionian Islands, 1832–64 A. W. Ward; Appendices; Bibliographies; Index. Volume 3: Preface; Book IV. From the Third Ministry of Lord Derby to the First Ministry of Lord Salisbury, 1866–86: 1. Neutrality 1866–74. A. Neutrality in continental affairs C. R. M .F. Cruttwell. B. Sea-policy and the Alabama claims J. E. G. de Montmorency; 2. Forward policy and reaction, 1874–85 W. H. Dawson; Book V. The Second and Third Salisbury Administrations and After, 1886–1907: 3. Imperial policy in the old and the new world, 1885–9 W. H. Dawson; 4. The Boer War and the international situation, 1899–1902 Sir Valentine Chirol; 5. Continental agreements, 1902–7 G. P. Gooch; Book VI. Before and in the World War, 1907–19: 6. Triple alliance and triple entente, 1907–14 G. P. Gooch; 7. Epilogue, the war and the peace, 1914–19 G P. Gooch; 8. The Foreign Office Algernon Cecil; Bibliographies; Index.