Britain in Global Politics Volume 2

From Churchill to Blair

  • John W. Young
  • Effie G. H. Pedaliu
  • Michael D. Kandiah
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Part of the Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World book series (SCCCW)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Britain and the Origins of the Religious Cold War, 1944–47
    Dianne Kirby
    Pages 1-21
  3. ‘Journey into a Desert’: British Perceptions of Poland’s Western Territories, 1945–48
    Alastair Noble
    Pages 22-41
  4. British Propaganda and Countering Illegal Immigration into Palestine: The President Warfield or Exodus 1947
    Kate Utting
    Pages 42-61
  5. Britain, the United States and the Issue of ‘Limited War’ with China, 1950–54
    Kevin Ruane
    Pages 62-81
  6. ‘To Stay or to Walk’: The British and the Defence of Domestic Jurisdiction at the United Nations, 1950–56
    Edward Johnson
    Pages 82-99
  7. ‘A Cardinal Point of Our World Strategy’: The Foreign Office and the Normalisation of Relations with Japan, 1952–63
    Antony Best
    Pages 100-118
  8. Anglo-American Diplomacy and the Congo Crisis, 1960–63: The not so Special Relationship
    John Kent
    Pages 119-138
  9. The US Embassy in London and Britain’s Withdrawal from East of Suez, 1961–69
    John W. Young
    Pages 139-158
  10. ‘We Were always Realistic’: The Heath Government, the European Community and the Cold War in the Mediterranean, June 1970–February 1974
    Effie G. H. Pedaliu
    Pages 159-178
  11. ‘At The Top Table’: British Elites’ Perceptions of the UK’s International Position, 1950–91
    Michael D. Kandiah, Gillian Staerck
    Pages 179-197
  12. The British Embassy in Washington and Anglo-American Relations during the Blair Governments, 1997–2007
    Michael F. Hopkins
    Pages 198-217
  13. Beyond the Horizon
    Peter Hennessy
    Pages 218-237
  14. Back Matter
    Pages 239-249
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About this book

Introduction

This collection of essays focuses Britain's role in global affairs since the Second World War. The essays cover a broad field, from relations with Japan and China, through European and African developments, to defence planning in Whitehall.

Keywords

Churchill Cold War diplomacy Europe migration propaganda United Nations

Editors and affiliations

  • John W. Young
    • 1
  • Effie G. H. Pedaliu
    • 2
  • Michael D. Kandiah
    • 3
  1. 1.University of NottinghamUK
  2. 2.LSE-IdeasUK
  3. 3.Witness Seminar Programme, Institute of Contemporary British HistoryKing’s College LondonUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137313584
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-34772-8
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-31358-4
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