Foreign Office

Author : T. G. Otte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139501408

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The Foreign Office Mind by T. G. Otte Pdf

With this pioneering approach to the study of international history, T. G. Otte reconstructs the underlying principles, élite perceptions and 'unspoken assumptions' that shaped British foreign policy between the death of Palmerston and the outbreak of the First World War. Grounded in a wide range of public and private archival sources, and drawing on sociological insights, The Foreign Office Mind presents a comprehensive analysis of the foreign service as a 'knowledge-based organization', rooted in the social and educational background of the diplomatic élite and the broader political, social and cultural fabric of Victorian and Edwardian Britain. The book charts how the collective mindset of successive generations of professional diplomats evolved, and reacted to and shaped changes in international relations during the second half of the nineteenth century, including the balance of power and arms races, the origins of appeasement and the causes of the First World War.

Author : John Fisher,Effie G. H. Pedaliu,Richard Smith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137465818

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The Foreign Office, Commerce and British Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century by John Fisher,Effie G. H. Pedaliu,Richard Smith Pdf

This book addresses the interface of the British Foreign Office, foreign policy and commerce in the twentieth century. Two related questions are considered: what did the Foreign Office do to support British commerce, and how did commerce influence British foreign policy? The editors of this work collect a range of case studies that explore the attitude of the Foreign Office towards commerce and trade promotion, against the backdrop of a century of relative economic decline, while also considering the role of British diplomats in creating markets and supporting UK firms. This highly researched and detailed examination is designed for readers aiming to comprehend the role that commerce played in Britain’s foreign relations, in a century when trade and commerce have become an inseparable element in foreign and security policies.

Author : Christopher MacLennan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 077352536X

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Toward the Charter by Christopher MacLennan Pdf

At the end of the Second World War, a growing concern that Canadians' civil liberties were not adequately protected, coupled with the international revival of the concept of universal human rights, led to a long public campaign to adopt a national bill of rights. While these initial efforts had been only partially successful by the 1960s, they laid the foundation for the radical change in Canadian human rights achieved by Pierre Elliott Trudeau in the 1980s. In Toward the Charter Christopher MacLennan explores the origins of this dramatic revolution in Canadian human rights, from its beginnings in the Great Depression to the critical developments of the 1960s. Drawing heavily on the experiences of a diverse range of human rights advocates, the author provides a detailed account of the various efforts to resist the abuse of civil liberties at the hands of the federal government and provincial legislatures and the resulting campaign for a national bill of rights. The important roles played by parliamentarians such as John Diefenbaker and academics such as F.R. Scott are placed alongside those of trade unionists, women, and a long list of individuals representing Canada's multicultural groups to reveal the diversity of the bill of rights movement. At the same time MacLennan weaves Canadian-made arguments for a bill of rights with ideas from the international human rights movement led by the United Nations to show that the Canadian experience can only be understood within a wider, global context.

Author : Zara S. Steiner,Zara Steiner
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Foreign Office and Foreign Policy, 1898-1914 by Zara S. Steiner,Zara Steiner Pdf

Author : Alison Lurie
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480422490

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Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie Pdf

This Pulitzer Prize–winning novel follows two American academics in London—a young man and a middle-aged woman—as they each fall into unexpected romances. In her early fifties, Vinnie Miner is the sort of woman no one ever notices, despite her career as an Ivy League professor. She doubts she could get a man’s attention if she waved a brightly colored object in front of him. And though she loves her work, her specialty—children’s folk rhymes—earns little respect from her fellow scholars. Then, alone on a flight to London for a research trip, she sits next to a man she would never have viewed as a potential romantic partner. In a Western-cut suit and a rawhide tie, he is a sanitary engineer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, on a group tour. He’s the very opposite of her type, but before Vinnie knows it, she’s spending more and more time with him. Also in London is Vinnie’s colleague, a young, handsome English professor whose marriage and self-esteem are both on the rocks. But Fred Turner is also about to find consolation—in the arms of the most beautiful actress in England. Stylish and highborn, she introduces Fred to a glamorous, yet eccentric, London scene that he never expected to encounter. The course of these two relationships makes up the story of Foreign Affairs—a finalist for the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award as well as a Pulitzer Prize winner, and an entertaining, poignant tale from the author of The War Between the Tates and The Last Resort, “one of this country’s most able and witty novelists” (The New York Times). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alison Lurie including rare images from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Wolfgang Gust
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782381433

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The Armenian Genocide by Wolfgang Gust Pdf

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Overview of the Armenian Genocide -- Bibliography -- Notes On Using the Documents -- The Documents -- Glossary -- Index

Author : William Le Queux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89005389861

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Secrets of the Foreign Office by William Le Queux Pdf

Author : Anthony Seldon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015049986048

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The Foreign Office by Anthony Seldon Pdf

Dr Anthony Seldon tells the history of this world-famous institution, and takes us on a guided tour of the building. The book contains 200 exclusive photographs of the interiors specially commissioned from a leading architectural photographer.

Author : Keith Neilson
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781783277056

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The Foreign Office's War, 1939-41 by Keith Neilson Pdf

Provides a forceful corrective to the idea that Britain 'stood alone' until the invasion of the Soviet Union and the attack on Pearl Harbor brought about 'the Grand Alliance'.

Author : Timothy L. Fort
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780804796705

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The Diplomat in the Corner Office by Timothy L. Fort Pdf

In The Diplomat in the Corner Office, Timothy L. Fort, one of the founders of the business and peace movement, reflects on the progress of the movement over the past 15 years—from a niche position into a mainstream economic and international relations perspective. In the 21st century global business environment, says Fort, businesses can and should play a central role in peace-building, and he demonstrates that it is to companies' strategic advantage to do so. Anchoring his arguments in theories from economics and international relations, Fort makes the case that businesses must augment familiar notions of corporate responsibility and ethical behavior with the concept of corporate foreign policy in order to thrive in today's world. He presents a series of case studies focusing on companies that have made peace a goal, either as an end in itself or because of its instrumental value in building their companies, to articulate three different approaches that businesses can use to quell international conflict— peace making, peace keeping, and peace building. He then demonstrates their effectiveness and proposes policies that can be utilized by business, civil society, and government to increase the likelihood of business playing a constructive role in the conciliatory process. This book will be of enormous use not only to students and scholars but also to leaders in NGOs, government, and business.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004505889

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Ministries of Foreign Affairs in the World by Anonim Pdf

Ministries of foreign affairs are prominent institutions of state diplomacy. They remain the operators of key practices associated with diplomacy: communication, representation and negotiation. This book fills a gap by approaching ministries of foreign affairs in a comparative and comprehensive way.

Author : Gaynor Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136871962

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The Foreign Office and British Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century by Gaynor Johnson Pdf

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.

Author : Great Britain. Foreign Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, British
ISBN : PRNC:32101074207752

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The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book for ... by Great Britain. Foreign Office Pdf

Author : Michael Hughes
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Foreign ministers
ISBN : 0714657158

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British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World, 1919-1939 by Michael Hughes Pdf

This book examines the careers of the men who served as British Foreign Secretary between 1919 and 1939, focusing in particular on the ways in which they sought to mould foreign policy.

Author : Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Diplomatic and consular service
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117353776

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The London Diplomatic List by Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Pdf