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Author : David M. McCourt
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472052219
After the fall of its empire, Britain still holds sway
Author : Mark Curtis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070221499
Mark Curtis shows that, contrary to the impression usually conveyed by both academic writing and press coverage, British policy, in both intention and effect, has been far removed from the principles it has conventionally been assumed to be based on: the pursuit of peace, the promotion of democracy and human rights, and the relief of poverty worldwide.
Author : David Childs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136322655
Britain since 1945 is the established textbook on contemporary British political history since the end of the Second World War. David Childs' authoritative chronological survey discusses domestic policy and politics in particular, but also covers external and international relations. This new and improved seventh edition of this important book brings the picture to the present by including the following additions: Tony Blair's resignation and Gordon Brown's accession to power immigration the financial crisis from 2007: the first bank run in Britain since 1866 the 'Special-relationship' with the US and Obama the 2010 General elcetion and the first coalition government since 1945 'Broken Britain' and Crime the era of ‘owned by China' and Britain’s place in a turbulent world. Britain since 1945 is essential reading for any student of contemporary British history and politics.
Author : Alasdair Blair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317665731
This Seminar Studies title is a succinct study of modern British foreign policy, focusing on the period from 1945 to the present day. Since the end of the Second World War, Britain has been engaged in international conflicts from the Suez Crisis to the Gulf War and has actively sought involvement in transnational and global affairs. Starting with a brief overview of the rise and fall of the British Empire and continuing chronologically with detailed chapters covering the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first, Alasdair Blair discusses the highs and lows of British foreign policy in an accessible yet analytical manner. Dealing with themes such as the issues triggered by decolonisation and the changing relationship between Britain and Europe, this text considers the pivotal moments in modern Britain’s engagement with the wider world. Included in this title are supporting materials, such as a chronology of important events from 1945, a Who’s Who of key government figures and a collection of relevant primary sources. Thorough yet concise, Britain and the World since 1945 is the ideal resource for students interested in the development of British foreign policy.
Author : Derek Leebaert
Publisher : Oneworld
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1786077280
One of the great myths of the twentieth century is that after the Second World War Britain simply relinquished its power and America quickly embraced its worldwide political and military commitments. Instead the two allies improvised an uneasy, shifting partnership for twelve long years while most of western Europe lay in turmoil and Russia grew more aggressive. But in 1957 Washington issued a 'declaration of independence' from British authority. It was then that everything changed, and America assumed leadership of the new world order just taking shape. Derek Leebaert spins a riveting global narrative of Britain as the original superpower and shows why the Americans kept believing it to be indispensable. It's the story of secret ties, diplomatic quarrels and military interventions that casts political giants Churchill, Truman, Eisenhower and Johnson in a new light. In a volatile world of decolonisation, a uniting Europe and the Suez Crisis, shrewd men in London were leveraging the empire's long-established resources and influence to maintain their grip on power. The enduring notion of a special relationship, rising tensions with Russia and China, and the sources of much of the world's turmoil can't be understood without knowing what really occurred.
Author : George L Bernstein
Publisher : Random House
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446449493
This history of Britain since 1945 confronts two themes that have dominated British consciousness during the post-war era: the myth of decline and the pervasiveness of American influence. The political narrative is about the struggle to maintain a power that was illusory and, from 1960 on, to reverse an economic decline that was nearly as illusory. The British economy had its problems, which are fully analyzed; however, they were counterbalanced by an unparalleled prosperity. At the same time, there was a social and cultural revolution which resulted in a more exciting, dynamic society. While there was much American influence, there was no Americanization. American influences were incorporated with many others into a new and less stodgy British culture. Contrary to conventional wisdom, this groundbreaking book finds that the story of Britain since the war is marked not by decline but by progress on almost all fronts.
Author : Derek Leebaert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786070975
One of the great myths of the twentieth century is that after the Second World War Britain simply relinquished its power and America quickly embraced its worldwide political and military commitments. Instead the two allies improvised an uneasy, shifting partnership for twelve long years while most of western Europe lay in turmoil and Russia grew more aggressive. But in 1957 Washington issued a ‘declaration of independence’ from British authority. It was then that everything changed, and America assumed leadership of the new world order just taking shape. Derek Leebaert spins a riveting global narrative of Britain as the original superpower and shows why the Americans kept believing it to be indispensable. It’s the story of secret ties, diplomatic quarrels and military interventions that casts political giants Churchill, Truman, Eisenhower and Johnson in a new light. In a volatile world of decolonisation, a uniting Europe and the Suez Crisis, shrewd men in London were leveraging the empire’s long-established resources and influence to maintain their grip on power. The enduring notion of a special relationship, rising tensions with Russia and China, and the sources of much of the world’s turmoil can’t be understood without knowing what really occurred.
Author : Mark Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781317318040
In the years following World War II the health and well-being of the nation was of primary concern to the British government. The essays in this collection examine the relationship between health and stress in post-war Britain through a series of carefully connected case studies.
Author : Josef Becker,Franz Knipping
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081700457
Author : William B. Willcox
Publisher : New York Knopf 1950.
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : PSU:000030263857
History of England from 1485-1945 as a world power.
Author : Anne Deighton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cold War
ISBN : UOM:39015017750848
Author : Paul Kennedy
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141983837
Paul Kennedy's classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author This acclaimed book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British history. A new introduction extends his analysis into the twenty-first century and reflects on current American and Chinese ambitions for naval mastery. 'Excellent and stimulating' Correlli Barnett 'The first scholar to have set the sweep of British Naval history against the background of economic history' Michael Howard, Sunday Times 'By far the best study that has ever been done on the subject ... a sparkling and apt quotation on practically every page' Daniel A. Baugh, International History Review 'The best single-volume study of Britain and her naval past now available to us' Jon Sumida, Journal of Modern History
Author : David Childs
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0416364802
This textbook on contemporary British history provides a chronological survey, emphasizing domestic policy and politics, but providing coverage of international relations as well. This new edition includes chapters on Blair's administration, new material on John Major, updated statistical data and tables, and coverage of the 1990s. Childs is an emeritus professor of politics at the University of Nottingham, UK. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Nicholas J. White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073225364
"This new Seminar Study provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. The eclipse of the British empire has, of course, been one of the central features of postwar international history. At the end of the Second World War it still spanned the globe and yet by the mid-1960s most of Britain's major dependencies had achieved legal independence. Concisely and accessibly, Nicholas White introduces students to this often dramatic story of colonial wars and emergencies, and fraught international relations."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Brian J.C. MacKercher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:501319045
