02998oam 2200661I 450 991045604960332120200520144314.01-135-36934-81-280-40673-90-203-49947-60-203-16835-610.4324/9780203499474 (CKB)111056487007158(EBL)170389(OCoLC)171118431(SSID)ssj0000101880(PQKBManifestationID)11122624(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101880(PQKBWorkID)10047982(PQKB)11630391(MiAaPQ)EBC170389(Au-PeEL)EBL170389(CaPaEBR)ebr10057205(CaONFJC)MIL40673(OCoLC)52053825(EXLCZ)9911105648700715820180331d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica or Europe? British foreign policy, 1739-63 /Jeremy BlackLondon ;Bristol, Pa. :UCL Press,1998.1 online resource (235 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-96652-5 1-85728-185-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-212) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; International developments; Britain and the War of the Austrian Succession; Anglo-French relations, 1740 56; The crown and Hanover; Parliament; Diplomats and ministers; Pitt and moves towards new strategies, 1755 63; Defence, foreign policy and strategy; Conclusion: Europe or America?; Notes; IndexWhy did Britain's position dramatically improve between 1739 and 1763? In this study, the author examines a pivotal period in Britain's rise to power status that culminated in the defeat of France in the struggle for North America in the Seven Years' War. The central themes in this book are the choices between war and peace, America of Europe. Due weight is given to the period of the War of the Austrian Succession 1740-48, when British policy was far from successful and when the major theme was concern with European developments, and to the years of inter-war diplomacy, when the agenda was oncInternational relationsGreat BritainForeign relations1727-1760Great BritainColoniesAmericaHistory18th centuryGreat BritainForeign relations1760-1789Great BritainForeign relationsEuropeEuropeForeign relationsGreat BritainEuropeForeign relationsElectronic books.International relations.327.41Black Jeremy.144601FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910456049603321America or Europe2170095UNINA