British foreign policy in the age of Walpole /
This study provides an analysis of the major questions surrounding the debate, formulation and execution of foreign policy in the age of Walpole. It is a subject which has tended to be ignored by historians, yet it was central to the political activity of the period. as well as to historians of Parl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh : Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USA :
J. Donald ; Exclusive distribution in the U.S.A. and Canada by Humanities Press,
[1985]
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| Summary: | This study provides an analysis of the major questions surrounding the debate, formulation and execution of foreign policy in the age of Walpole. It is a subject which has tended to be ignored by historians, yet it was central to the political activity of the period. as well as to historians of Parliament, Jacobitism, trade and the press. Drawing on a range of primary source material, Jeremy Black explores the substance and direction of policy, and the inevitable political wrangles. This text should be of interest to students of foreign policy, but also to historians of Parliament, Jacobitism, trade, and the press. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 202 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0859761266 9780859761260 0085976126 9780085976124 0085976121 |