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British Power and International Relations During The 1950s
A Tenable Position?
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2009
Summary
This book examines BritainOs role and influence in a pivotal decade. The postwar international order was still taking shape in the 1950s. Much was unsettled, and in these circumstances Britain could realistically expect to remain, and be treated as, one of the 'Big Three' world powers along with the United States and Soviet Union. Some adjustments were required in British priorities and methods, in view of changing pressures and needs at home and abroad, but the continuing desire was to make BritainOs position 'tenable' in those parts of the world that were of special importance to British prestige, power, strategy, prosperity, and security. This book elucidates the motives behind key decisions, discusses their far-reaching consequences, explains why some options were taken and others rejected, and places British policy-making in the appropriate international context. Designed primarily for undergraduate and beginning postgraduate students, the book offers an up-to-date, single volume treatment of major themes in British and international history; historiographical synthesis and comment; detailed narrative; accessible, easy-to-follow analysis; and a clear, evidence-based point of view concerning the survival of British power in challenging times.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-2642-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-4180-9
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
353
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Table of Contents No access
Preface No access
Introduction No access
1: Britain and the International Order in the Early 1950s No access Pages 1 - 32
2: Causes and Consequences of the Korean War No access Pages 33 - 96
3: Tension in Europe No access Pages 97 - 156
4: Extra-European Problems: The Middle East, Indochina, Guatemala No access Pages 157 - 186
5: The Changing Nature of the Cold War No access Pages 187 - 226
6: Crises: Suez and Hungary No access Pages 227 - 292
