British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World, 1919-1939
British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World, 1919-1939
ISBN: 9780714657158
出版社: Routledge
出版年: 2005-12
页数: 280
定价: $ 226.00
装帧: HRD
内容简介
The nature of international diplomacy and Britain's world role changed immeasurably after the end of the First World War, and this book shows how the various men who headed the Foreign Office during the inter war years sought to operate in the shifting political and bureaucratic environments that confronted them. "British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World" examines the careers of each of the inter war Foreign Secretaries, including Lord Curzon, Ramsay MacDonald and Anthony Eden. Using an extensive range of primary sources both - published and unpublished, official and private, Michael Hughes provides a detailed assessment of how these men approached their role and how influential they were in international diplomacy. The book also looks at the Foreign Secretaries' successes or failures within the British political system, analysing how influential the Foreign Office was under each Secretary in determining British foreign policy. A fascinating book with a unique focus, "British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World" takes a rigorous look at a key topic in British history.