Historians have commonly interpreted Britain's attempts to break through older alliances of European states before World War I as a reaction to aggressive German foreign policy. This groundbreaking political history demonstrates that British strategy instead arose from the complex interplay of national, continental and imperial considerations.
Historians have commonly interpreted Britain's attempts to break through older alliances of European states before World War I as a reaction to aggressive German foreign policy. This groundbreaking political history demonstrates that British strategy instead arose from the complex interplay of national, continental and imperial considerations.
List of Tables and Illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Foreword by Sir Christopher Clark Introduction Chapter 1. The Public Sphere in Edwardian London Chapter 2. The Policy of Drift?: Balance of Power, Concert of Europe, or Political Power Blocs? Chapter 3. Safety First: The Politics of Defence and the Realities behind Diplomacy Chapter 4. Imperial Defence or Continental Commitment? Chapter 5. Foreign Policy under Lansdowne and Balfour Chapter 6. The Myth of Continuity: Foreign Policy under Edward Grey Chapter 7. The Committee of Four: The German Peril Revisited Chapter 8. At the Cost of Stability: The Anglo-Russian Convention and its European Implications Chapter 9. 'More Russian than the Russians'? British Balkan Diplomacy and the Annexation of Bosnia 1908/9¿ Conclusion and Perspectives: The Triad of British Foreign Politics Bibliography Index
List of Tables and Illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Foreword by Sir Christopher Clark Introduction Chapter 1. The Public Sphere in Edwardian London Chapter 2. The Policy of Drift?: Balance of Power, Concert of Europe, or Political Power Blocs? Chapter 3. Safety First: The Politics of Defence and the Realities behind Diplomacy Chapter 4. Imperial Defence or Continental Commitment? Chapter 5. Foreign Policy under Lansdowne and Balfour Chapter 6. The Myth of Continuity: Foreign Policy under Edward Grey Chapter 7. The Committee of Four: The German Peril Revisited Chapter 8. At the Cost of Stability: The Anglo-Russian Convention and its European Implications Chapter 9. 'More Russian than the Russians'? British Balkan Diplomacy and the Annexation of Bosnia 1908/9¿ Conclusion and Perspectives: The Triad of British Foreign Politics Bibliography Index
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