Britain and the Bomb - Nuclear Diplomacy, 1964-1970

Zusatztext "Through Gill's thorough grasp of economics and politics, the six years of Wilson's first government are revealed as a monumental balancing act with Wilson committing to an expensive nuclear deterrent in times of economic crisis....Gill's book is a dense but jargon-free review of the economics of a turbulent time in British history that should serve any academic interested in nuclear or Wilsonian politics and economics." Informationen zum Autor David James Gill is a lecturer at the University of Nottingham. Klappentext David James Gill is a lecturer at the University of Nottingham. Zusammenfassung The book explores how economic, political, and strategic considerations shaped British nuclear diplomacy during Prime Minister Harold Wilson's first two terms of office (1964-1970).

Product details

• Authors: David Gill, David James Gill
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.01.2014
• EAN: 9780804786584
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-8658-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series; Stanford Nuclear Age (Hardcove; Stanford Nuclear Age Series; Stanford Nuclear Age (Hardcove; Stanford Nuclear Age
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration