"Michael Turner offers a detailed examination of Britain's role and influence in the 1970s and 1980s, a time of rapid change when Britain could no longer expect to be treated as one of the 'Big Three' world powers. This book examines the key decisions, their consequences, and pla...

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Main Author:	Turner, Michael J. 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2010
Edition:	1. publ.
Series:	British studies series
Subjects:	Geschichte 1970-1991 HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General Außenpolitik Great Britain / Foreign relations / 1964-1979 Great Britain / Foreign relations / 1979-1997 Europa Großbritannien
Summary:	"Michael Turner offers a detailed examination of Britain's role and influence in the 1970s and 1980s, a time of rapid change when Britain could no longer expect to be treated as one of the 'Big Three' world powers. This book examines the key decisions, their consequences, and places British policy-making in its international context"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: 'Doomed steadily to diminish'? -- Accommodating Change -- Questions of Defence and De;tente -- The Beginning of a New World Order? -- Quarrelling with Allies -- Confronting the Soviets -- Multi-Polarity and Nuclear Weapons -- The Approach of Victory in the Cold War -- Extra-European Affairs -- Dealing with the Middle East -- The Falklands Crisis: Causes and Consequences -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index
Physical Description:	VI, 288 S.
ISBN:	9780230577725 9780230577718