Washington Embassy - British Ambassadors to the United States, 1939-77

Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL F. HOPKINS  is Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool, UK and the author of Oliver Franks and the Truman Administration: Anglo-American Relations 1948-52. SAUL KELLY is Reader in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London, UK and the author of The Hunt for Zerzura: the lost oasis and the desert war. JOHN W. YOUNG  is Professor of International History at the University of Nottingham, UK and author of Twentieth Century Diplomacy: a study in British practice, 1963-76. Klappentext This book is the first study of the role of British Ambassadors in shaping Anglo-American relations during the first generation of the 'special relationship'. As well as showing how ambassadors wielded influence in Washington and helped to formulate British foreign policy, it offers insights into the role of the embassy in modern diplomacy. Zusammenfassung This book is the first study of the role of British Ambassadors in shaping Anglo-American relations during the first generation of the 'special relationship'. As well as showing how ambassadors wielded influence in Washington and helped to formulate British foreign policy! it offers insights into the role of the embassy in modern diplomacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors Introduction; M.F.Hopkins , S.Kelly & J.W.Young Lord Lothian, 1939-40; J.S.Rofe Lord Halifax, 1941-46; N.J.Cull Lord Inverchapel, 1946-48; M.Folly Oliver Franks, 1948-52; M.F.Hopkins Roger Makins, 1953-56; S.Kelly Harold Caccia, 1956-61; J.Ellison David Ormsby Gore, Lord Harlech, 1961-65; M.F.Hopkins Patrick Dean, 1965-69; J.Colman John Freeman, 1969-71; J.W.Young Lord Cromer, 1971-74; A.Spelling Peter Ramsbotham, 1974-77; R.Roy Conclusion; G.R.Berridge & J.W.Young Select Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael F. Kelly Hopkins
• Con la collaborazione di: M. Hopkins (Editore), Michael F. Hopkins (Editore), Kelly (Editore), S Kelly (Editore), S. Kelly (Editore), Saul Kelly (Editore), J Young (Editore), J. Young (Editore), John W. Young (Editore)
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.04.2009
• EAN: 9780230522169
• ISBN: 978-0-230-52216-9
• Pagine: 243
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; B, History, History: specific events & topics, European History, Political History, Diplomacy, History of the Americas, World Politics, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, America—History, United States—History, US History, Anglo-American;diplomacy;foreign policy;USA