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British Diplomacy and the Descent into Chaos

Author: J. Fisher

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-12-13

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0230359817

Recreating the diplomatic career of Jack Garnett, from 1902-1919, John Fisher reveals a fascinating individual as well as contextualizing his story with regard to British policy in the countries to which he was posted in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, during a period of rapid change in international politics and in Britain's world role.

The Foreign Office, Commerce and British Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century

Author: John Fisher

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-02-16

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 1137465816

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This book addresses the interface of the British Foreign Office, foreign policy and commerce in the twentieth century. Two related questions are considered: what did the Foreign Office do to support British commerce, and how did commerce influence British foreign policy? The editors of this work collect a range of case studies that explore the attitude of the Foreign Office towards commerce and trade promotion, against the backdrop of a century of relative economic decline, while also considering the role of British diplomats in creating markets and supporting UK firms. This highly researched and detailed examination is designed for readers aiming to comprehend the role that commerce played in Britain’s foreign relations, in a century when trade and commerce have become an inseparable element in foreign and security policies.

Britain in Global Politics Volume 1

Author: C. Baxter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1137367822

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This volume of essays focuses upon Britain's international and imperial role from the mid-Victorian era through until the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Individual chapters by acknowledged authorities in their field deal with a variety of broad-ranging and particular issues, including: 'cold wars' before the Cold War in Anglo-Russian relations; Lord Curzon and the diplomacy of war and peace-making; air-power as an instrument of colonial control; Foreign Office efforts to frame and influence the historical narrative; Winston Churchill's alternative to, and the pursuit of, policies of 'appeasement'; British responses to conflict and regime change in Spain; the Secret Intelligence Service and British diplomacy in East Asia'; Neville Chamberlain and the 'phoney war'; efforts to combat American misperceptions of Britain in wartime; and British-American differences over the future of Italy's colonial possessions. This collection, along with the accompanying volume covering the period after World War 2, is dedicated to the memory of Professor Saki Dockrill.

British Diplomacy and the Iranian Revolution, 1978-1981

Author: Luman Ali

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-19

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 3319944061

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This book investigates how British diplomats in Tehran and London reacted to the overthrow of the Shah and the creation of an Islamic Republic in Iran, which had previously been a major political and commercial partner for London in the Middle East. Making substantial use of recently declassified archival material, the book explores the role of a significant diplomatic institution – the resident embassy – and the impact of revolutions on diplomatic relations. It evaluates the performance of those charged with British diplomacy during the Iranian Revolution, as Britain’s position fell from favour under the post-revolutionary regime. Examining the views of key diplomatic personnel at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and British ministers, this study seeks to explain how British policy towards Iran was shaped and the means of diplomacy employed. In charting the evolution of Britain’s diplomatic relationship with Iran during this period, a number of factors are considered, including historical experience, geography, economics, world politics and domestic concerns. It also highlights the impact of events within the Iranian domestic political scene which were beyond London’s control but which shaped British policy significantly.

British Policy in the Persian Gulf, 1961-1968

Author: Helene von Bismarck

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-03-25

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1137326727

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An in-depth analysis of Great Britain's policy in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region during the last years of British imperialism in the area, covering the period from the independence of Kuwait to the decision of the Wilson Government to withdraw from the Gulf.

British Burma in the New Century, 1895–1918

Author: Stephen L Keck

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1137364335

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British Burma in the New Century draws upon neglected but talented colonial authors to portray Burma between 1895 and 1918, which was the apogee of British governance. These writers, most of them 'Burmaphiles' wrote against widespread misperceptions about Burma.

The Glubb Reports: Glubb Pasha and Britain's Empire Project in the Middle East 1920-1956

Author: Tancred Bradshaw

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 113738011X

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The Glubb Reports studies papers written by General Sir John Glubb, the long-serving British commander of the Jordanian Arab Legion. It covers issues such as the role of tribes and desert control, the impact of Palestine, the Arab Legion's role in the first Arab-Israeli war, the expansion of the Arab Legion, and Glubb's dismissal in 1956.

Cinema and Society in the British Empire, 1895-1940

Author: James Burns

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-07-26

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1137308028

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By 1940 going to the movies was the most popular form of public leisure in Britain's empire. This book explores the social and cultural impact of the movies in colonial societies in the early cinema age.

British Images of Germany

Author: R. Scully

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-10-30

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1137283467

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British Images of Germany is the first full-length cultural history of Britain's relationship with Germany in the key period leading up to the First World War. Richard Scully reassesses what is imagined to be a fraught relationship, illuminating the sense of kinship Britons felt for Germany even in times of diplomatic tension.

The British Abroad Since the Eighteenth Century, Volume 2

Author: Xavier Guégan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-11-19

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1137304189

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This is a collection of twelve interdisciplinary essays from international scholars concerned with examining the British experience of Empire since the eighteenth century. It considers themes such as national identity, modernity, culture, social class, diplomacy, consumerism, gender, postcolonialism, and perceptions of Britain's place in the world.