Losing an Empire, Finding a Role British Foreign Policy Since 1945

by Sanders, David; Houghton, David Patrick

• ISBN13: 9781137357144
• ISBN10: 1137357142
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781137447135
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-12-02
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Systematically updated to cover developments in the post-Cold War world, this long-awaited new edition of a classic text combines chronological narrative with careful application of a wide range of theoretical perspectives to provide a comprehensive and readable introduction to the evolution and contemporary nature of British foreign policy.

Author Biography

David Sanders is Regius Professor of Government, University of Essex, UK.

David Patrick Houghton is Professor of National Security Studies at the U.S. Navy War College.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. British Foreign Policy Traditions
2. From Potsdam To Cold War: Relations With Europe and the Superpowers, 1945-55
3. The Road To Suez: British Imperialism, 1945-56
4. The Wind of Change: The Empire Circle After 1956
5. The Search For a New Role: The European Circle After 1956
6. The Changing 'Special Relationship', 1956 2016
7. The International Economic Dimension
8. British Defence Policy
9. The Relevance of Foreign Policy Theory
10. British Foreign Policy in the 21st Century