LEADER 02470nam 2200481 a 450 001 9910785109003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-87618-X 010 $a9786612876189 010 $a1-4411-7980-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000054407 035 $a(EBL)601987 035 $a(OCoLC)676695833 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601987 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL601987 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10427291 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL287618 035 $a(OCoLC)893335250 035 $a(PPN)158030540 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000054407 100 $a20100506d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aBritain and the world in the twentieth century$b[electronic resource] $eever-decreasing circles /$fMichael J. Turner 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (369 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-1157-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[247]-348) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThis 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. 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y20th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y20th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 676 $a941.082 700 $aTurner$b Michael J$0124942 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785109003321 996 $aBritain and the world in the twentieth century$93725662 997 $aUNINA