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Using History, Making British Policy : The Treasury and the Foreign Office, 1950-76 /

The extent to which history has been used to inform policy remains a neglected topic. Focusing upon the 1957 Whitehall policy initiative, this book enhances our knowledge of post-1945 Britain, illuminates debates about the nature and the use of history in the contemporary world, most notably the rel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beck, Peter J (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.
Political History.
Political Science.
History, Modern.
Political science.
World politics.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The extent to which history has been used to inform policy remains a neglected topic. Focusing upon the 1957 Whitehall policy initiative, this book enhances our knowledge of post-1945 Britain, illuminates debates about the nature and the use of history in the contemporary world, most notably the relationship between history and policy.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 310 pages)
ISBN:9780230501287
DOI:10.1057/9780230501287