1st Edition

British Foreign Policy The Process of Readjustment 1945-1961

By F. S. Northedge Copyright 1962
342 Pages
by Routledge

342 Pages
by Routledge

342 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1962, this book discusses Britain’s role in the world from the Second World War to the decision to apply for membership of the European Economic Community in 1961. These sixteen years form a distinct epoch, marking Britian’s transition from worldwide Imperial status to that of an essentially European country. The book examines the accompanying process of readjustment and... Read more

1.The Postwar Setting 2. Diplomacy on a Shoestring 3. The Partition of Germany 4. Rearguard Action in the Middle East 5. Britain and European Unity 6. The Anglo-American Partnership 7. Egypt and Arab Nationalism 8. The Great Divide 9. The Problem of Arms Control 10. Commonwealth and Common Market.

Biography

F. S. Northedge (1918-1985) was Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics. 

Original Review of British Foreign Policy:

‘…should be useful to American as well as British students…well informed [and] clear…’ Leon D. Epstein, American Political Science Review, 57 (3), 1963.