Britain's international role, 1970-1991 /

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 Br...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Turner, Michael J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:	British studies series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:	Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1964-1979. Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1979-1997.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction: 'Doomed steadily to diminish'?
Accommodating change
Questions of defence and detente
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.