The Cliveden Set Portrait of an Exclusive Fraternity

by Rose, Norman

• ISBN13: 9780712667425
• ISBN10: 0712667423
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Pimlico

Summary

The Cliveden Set's pedigree was impeccable, and its social standing beyond reproach. Its persuasive powers permeated the clubs and institutions of London, the corridors of Oxbridge colleges, the pages of the quality press, and the great country houses of England. Its proceedings were conducted at Cliveden, the fabled country estate of Nancy and Waldorf Astor. Suddenly, in the late 1930s, this distinguished group was catapulted into notoriety. It had been identified as a cabal that sought to manipulate, even determine, British foreign policy. It would use any meanseven negotiate a dishonorable settlement with Nazi Germanyto maintain its privileges, those of a decaying ruling class. But was the Cliveden Set a traitorous cabal or simply a think-tank of harmless do-gooders? Norman Rose probes this fascinating story, brilliantly setting this privileged clique in the wider perspective of its times.

Author Biography

Norman Rose holds the Chair of International Relations at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

Map	p. viii
Illustrations	p. x
Prologue	p. 1
Cliveden	p. 9
Waldorf and Nancy	p. 24
The Kinder	p. 46
War Games--and Peacemaking	p. 91
Back to Normality	p. 114
Regional Distractions	p. 136
Claud and 'The Week'	p. 154
The Cliveden Set--Discovered or Invented?	p. 169
Rethinking	p. 185
Full Circle	p. 200
Epilogue	p. 214
Acknowledgements	p. 219
Notes	p. 221
Bibliography	p. 244
Index	p. 253
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