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Informationen zum Autor Erik Goldstein Klappentext The pursuit of stability drove British foreign policy even before 1865. These papers assess the implications of such a policy during the following 100 years when Britain slid from being the only global power to a regional European state. Zusammenfassung This work assesses British policy in those 100 years when Britain's international position diminished from the only global power to a regional European state. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Power and Stability in British Foreign Policy, 1865–1965, Erik Goldstein, B.J.C. McKercher; Chapter 2 British Power and Stability: The Historical Record, Zara Steiner; Chapter 3 Power, Sovereignty, and the Great Republic: Anglo-American Diplomatic Relations in the Era of the Civil War, Brian Holden Reid; Chapter 4 ‘Almost a Law of Nature’? Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Office, and the Balance of Power in Europe, 1905–12, T.G. Otte; Chapter 5 ‘Après la Guerre finit, Soldat anglais Part it…’: Anglo-French Relations 1918–25, Alan Sharp, Keith Jeffery; Chapter 6 ‘Far Too Dangerous a Gamble’? British Intelligence and Policy during the Chanak Crisis, September– October 1922, John R. Ferris; Chapter 7 The British Official Mind and the Lausanne Conference, 1922–23, Erik Goldstein; Chapter 8 Austen Chamberlain and the Continental Balance of Power: Strategy, Stability, and the League of Nations, 1924–29, B.J.C. McKercher; Chapter 9 The British Government and the Sale of Arms to the Lesser European Powers, 1936–39, Glyn Stone; Chapter 10 Invading Europe: The British Army and its Preparations for the Normandy Campaign, 1942–, David French; Chapter 11 Killing the MLF? The Wilson Government and Nuclear Sharing in Europe, 1964–66, John W. Young;
