British Foreign Secretaries Since 1974

by Theakston,Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780714656564
• ISBN10: 0714656569
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-02
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book analyses the changing role of the British Foreign Secretary and presents biographical case studies of all the individual holders of that post, the policies they persued and the issues they faced, since 1974. The work of the British Foreign Secretaries from James Callaghan to Robin Cook is examined in the context of the foreign policy-making machinery, the changing environment of British foreign policy, and the internal and external political forces with which they had to contend. Using a biographical case study approach, the chapters examine the careers, personalities, policies and influence of successive Foreign Secretaries to increase our knowledge and understanding of the work of the government, and the development of British foreign policy over the last thirty years.British Foreign Secretaries Since1974casts light on the hitherto shadowy and understudied role of personality in international relations and on how ten very different personalities helped to shape the detailand the articulation of British foreign policy. A significant contribution to the field of modern British history, this book will be essential reading for academics and students studying and researching the areas of British government and politics, British foreign policy, and modern British political history.

Table of Contents

General editor's preface	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Lord Curzon at the Foreign Office (1919-24)	p. 13
Ramsay MacDonald at the Foreign Office (1924)	p. 38
Austen Chamberlain at the Foreign Office (1924-29)	p. 57
Arthur Henderson at the Foreign Office (1929-31)	p. 81
Sir John Simon at the Foreign Office (1931-35)	p. 99
Sir Samuel Hoare at the Foreign Office (1935)	p. 123
Anthony Eden at the Foreign Office (1935-38)	p. 142
Lord Halifax at the Foreign Office (1938-39)	p. 165
Conclusion	p. 192
Notes	p. 210
Bibliography	p. 246
Index	p. 260
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