Gaynor (Hrsg.) Johnson

The Foreign Office and British Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

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This book examines the evolution of the Foreign Office in the 20th century and the way in which it has responded to Britain's changing role in international affairs. The last century was one of unprecedented change in the way foreign policy and diplomacy were conducted. The work of 'The Office' expanded enormously in the 20th century, and oversaw the transition from Empire to Commonwealth, with the merger of the Foreign and Colonial Offices taking place in the 1960s. The book focuses on the challenges posed by waging world war and the process of peacemaking, as well as the diplomatic gridlock of the Cold War. Contributions also discusses ways… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-415-56831-9
EAN: 9780415568319
Produktnummer: 5348179
Verlag: Taylor and Francis
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 238 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm 460 g
Abbildungen: Farb., s/w. Abb.
Gewicht: 460

Über den Autor

Gaynor Johnson is Senior Lecturer in History at Bolton Institute. She is the author of The Berlin Embassy of Lord D'Abernon, 1920-1926 (2002) and the editor of Locarno Revisited: European Diplomacy 1920 -1929 (2004) and Our Man in Berlin: The Diary of Sir Eric Phipps, 1933-1937 (2004).