British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century, Volume I

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1890-1939

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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A tribute to the distinguished diplomatic historian, Professor Michael Dockrill (1936-2018), this collection provides a comprehensive overview of the field of twentieth-century British foreign and defence policy. With contributions from the most esteemed academic thinkers in the field, this collection will be of great value to anyone interested in British foreign and strategic policy, whether they are a senior academic or an undergraduate researcher. In memory of the late Professor Dockrill, the essays place British foreign policy in a wide range of geographical, thematic and chronological perspectives.Volume I examines international diplomacy in relation to the conduct of the First World War, the peace-making process that followed it, and the origins of the Second World War, mapping very closely to the interests of Professor Dockrill in the early stages of his career. Focusing on Great Power diplomacy seen through the lens of bi-lateral relations between states, the essaysexplore Britain’s relations not only with European powers, but also with the United States and Japan. The views and operations of the British Foreign Office feature heavily, as do the lives and opinions of diplomats, primarily from the British Diplomatic Service, during the years 1890-1939. Analysing British strategic thinking around war and its consequences, this collection sheds light on the first steps in the evolution of international bodies built to preserve order around the world.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-05-13
Mått148 x 210 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSecurity, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783032143105

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Antony Best is Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, UK. His most recent single-authored book is British Intelligence and the Japanese Challenge in Asia, 1914-1941 (Palgrave 2002), and he is one of the co-authors of International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond, 3rd edition (2015). He is currently completing a monograph on British interactions with Japan between 1854 and 1922.Gaynor Johnson is Professor of International History at the University of Kent, UK. Her most recent publications relate to the history and operation of the British Foreign Office and the use of prosopography as a research tool for international historians. She has also published widely on twentieth-century British foreign policy. Her most recent book is Politician and Internationalist: Lord Robert Cecil (2013). She is currently writing two books; one on British ambassadors to Paris during the era between the two world wars, and an institutional history of the Foreign Office.

Chapter 1. Introduction: British Foreign and Strategic Policy, 1890-1939; Antony Best and Gaynor Johnson.- Chapter 2. Lord Haldane and Britain’s Decision for War in 1914; John Young.- Chapter 3. Sir Bernard Pares (1867-1949) and Samuel N. Harper (1882-1943): Critics of Bolshevism, Enthusiasts for Stalinism; David Watson.- Chapter 4. Britain and the East Asian Conundrum, 1918-19: Another Side of Peace-making; Antony Best.- Chapter 5. The Emergence of the Permanent Court of International Justice, 1919-22; Lorna Lloyd.- Chapter 6. “A piece of unbalanced impertinence”: Alwyn Parker’s Railway Diplomacy, 1923; John Fisher.- Chapter 7. Politics, Public Discourse and British Naval Policy in the 1920s; Pippa Catterall.- Chapter 8. The Foreign Office and the Revival of the Balance of Power in British Strategy, 1922-1925; B. J. C. McKercher.- Chapter 9. Sir Ronald Lindsay and the New Deal, 1932-1935; Gaynor Johnson.- Chapter 10. “Sheer lunacy”: British Diplomats, the Handling of Documents and Overseas Security, 1936-1940; Chris Baxter.- Chapter 11. Exploiting Appeasement? The Royal Air Force after the Munich Agreement; Alastair Noble.- Chapter 12. Britain and the Munich Crisis: Eighty Years On; Peter Neville.- Chapter 13. ‘Soap-box’ Diplomacy and ‘Shady Friends’; Andrew Stewart.- Chapter 14. Views of the Anglo-French Alliance 1939-40: Establishment and Press Compared; Richard Carswell.