The Foreign Office and British Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

Herausgeber: Johnson, Gaynor

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the evolution of the Foreign Office in the 20th century and the way in which it has responded to Britain's changing role in international affairs. The last century was one of unprecedented change in the way foreign policy and diplomacy were conducted. The work of 'The Office' expanded enormously in the 20th century, and oversaw the transition from Empire to Commonwealth, with the merger of the Foreign and Colonial Offices taking place in the 1960s. The book focuses on the challenges posed by waging world war and the process of peacemaking, as well as the diplomatic gridlock of the Cold War. Contributions also discusses ways in which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to modernise to meet the challenges of diplomacy in the 21st century. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Contemporary British History.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 389g
• ISBN-13: 9780415568319
• ISBN-10: 0415568315
• Artikelnr.: 27386340

Autorenporträt

Gaynor Johnson

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Foreign Office and British Diplomacy in the Twentieth
Century Gaynor Johnson. 2.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Resistance
and Adaptation to Changing Times. Zara Steiner. 3.Old Diplomacy:
Reflections on the Foreign Office before 1914 T.G. Otte. 4. Preparing for
Office: Lord Curzon as Acting Foreign Secretary, January - October 1919
Gaynor Johnson. 5. Adapting to a New World? British Foreign Policy in the
1920s. Alan Sharp. 6. The Foreign Office, 1930-39: Strategy, Permanent
Interests and National Security B.J.C.McKercher. 7. The Foreign Office and
Britain's Ambassadors to Berlin, 1933-39. Peter Neville. 8. Splendid
Isolation to Finest Hour: Britain as a Global Power, 1900 - 1950. John
Charmley. 9. Managing the Americans: Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan and the
Pursuit of 'Power by Proxy' in the 1950s 10. Kevin Ruane and James Ellison.
11. From Carbon Paper to E-Mail: Changes in Methods in the Foreign Office,
1950-2000. Sir Alan Campbell. 12. 'Not the "General Will" but the Will of
the General': The Input of the Paris Embassy to the British "Great
Debate"on Europe, Summer 1960. Sean Greenwood. 13. Reflections on Thirty
Years in the Diplomatic Service. Alyson J.K. Bailes. 14. Accommodating
Diplomacy: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Debate over
Whitehall Redevelopment Keith Hamilton. 15. How Did Wilton Park Survive
into the Twenty-First Century? Richard Langhorne.