Britain and the Cold War - 1945 as Geopolitical Transition

In 1945 Britain emerged from the Second World War exhausted and debilitated, but still a major global power, with enormous strategic commitments, imperial responsibilities and a sense of historical destiny as a major economic and political influence. This book charts how this role and self-image changed and how abruptly in 1945 the United States assumed Britain''s mantle of world leader. Taylor provides an alternative interpretation of how the Cold War arose, and how the reordering of the global economic, political and strategic system in the post-war world came about. It is essential reading for political geographers, historians, international relations experts and political scientists.>

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• Authors: Peter J Taylor, Peter J. Taylor, Peter J. (Northumbria University Taylor, Taylor Peter J.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474291804
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-9180-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic; History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, International Relations, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, The Cold War, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General