Sir Orme Sargent and British Policy Towards Europe, 1926–1949

This book examines the career of Sir Orme Sargent, one of the most important and distinguished British diplomats of the twentieth century.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Preaching the Gospel of Reasonableness
2. In Search of Agreement
3. Defiant Yet Deterred
4. Diplomacy of Survival
5. Present and Future
6. Finding Britain’s Place in the World
Conclusion

About the author

Adam Richardson is a historian and Digital Education Manager at the University of Leeds. His research focuses on the British Foreign Office, British diplomats, and international relations in the first half of the twentieth century.

Summary

This book examines the career of Sir Orme Sargent, one of the most important and distinguished British diplomats of the twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Richardson, Richardson Adam
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032394923
• ISBN: 978-1-032-39492-3
• No. of pages: 10
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: British Politics and Society
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain