02470nam 2200481 a 450 991078510900332120200520144314.01-282-87618-X97866128761891-4411-7980-1(CKB)2670000000054407(EBL)601987(OCoLC)676695833(MiAaPQ)EBC601987(Au-PeEL)EBL601987(CaPaEBR)ebr10427291(CaONFJC)MIL287618(OCoLC)893335250(PPN)158030540(EXLCZ)99267000000005440720100506d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Britain and the world in the twentieth century[electronic resource] ever-decreasing circles /Michael J. TurnerLondon ;New York Continuum20101 online resource (369 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-1157-3 Includes bibliographical references (p.[247]-348) and index.Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 The Era of the Two World Wars; 2 Post-war Adjustments; 3 Asia, the Middle East, Europe: No Respite (I); 4 Defence and Diplomacy; 5 East of Eden; 6 Finding a Role?; 7 Losing a Role?; 8 Asia, the Middle East, Europe: No Respite (II); 9 Years of Frustration; 10 Towards a New Order; Conclusion; Endnotes; IndexThis is a detailed, single volume analysis of Britain's changing position in the world during the twentieth century. It places British policy making in the appropriate domestic and international contexts, offers an alternative to the more negative, 'decline'-obsessed assessments of Britain's role and influence in global affairs. This book suggests that Britain's leaders did a better job than some historians think. Michael Turner, in order to understand why they took the options they did, investigates their motives and aims within the international environment within which they operated.Great BritainForeign relations20th centuryGreat BritainPolitics and government20th centuryGreat BritainHistory20th century941.082Turner Michael J124942MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785109003321Britain and the world in the twentieth century3725662UNINA