British Foreign Policy 1874-1914: The Role of India

by Mahajan; Sneh

• ISBN13: 9780415260107
• ISBN10: 0415260108
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This work provides challenging analysis of British foreign policy at a time when Britain possessed the biggest Empire that humankind has ever known. This work focuses on aspects that have been hitherto marginalized. It also contributes to debates surrounding the origins of the First World War, the multipolar diplomacy of the late nineteenth century, and the nature of imperial connections.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	xiii
Constructing Britain's foreign policy	1	(32)
Flaunting the Indian Empire, 1874-80	33	(25)
In the garb of moral imperatives, 1880-5	58	(22)
Courting the Triple Alliance, 1885-92	80	(21)
Facing the Franco-Russian combine, 1892-8	101	(23)
Seeking partnerships, 1898-1902	124	(21)
Russia: a friend at last, 1902-7	145	(23)
Nurturing the entente, 1907-14	168	(29)
Conclusion	197	(8)
Appendix	205	(2)
Notes	207	(33)
Bibliography	240	(17)
Index	257