| Harold MacMillan and Britain's World Role 1996 Edition Contributor(s): Aldous, Richard (Editor), Lee, Sabine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 033363053X ISBN-13: 9780333630532 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 320 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.83 lbs) 161 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Harold Macmillan became prime minister in 1957, Britain had reached a critical point in its contemporary history. There was still evidence of Britain's status as a great power, yet the previous year's humiliation at Suez had undermined its credibility. By taking key areas of overseas policy - summitry, the Middle East, defence, Empire, and Europe - this volume looks at Macmillan's attempts to establish a new foreign policy agenda after Suez. Based on research in public and private archives in Britain, America and Germany, Harold Macmillan and Britain's World Role offers a critical reappraisal of British foreign policy between 1957 and 1963, addressing how successfully Macmillan answered his own key question: 'Why should the UK stay in the big game?' |