1st Edition

Descent From Power British Foreign Policy, 1945-1973

By F. S. Northedge Copyright 1974
382 Pages
by Routledge

382 Pages
by Routledge

382 Pages
by Routledge

When this book was originally published in 1974 it was the most comprehensive account yet published of British foreign policy from the end of World War II until the entry of Britian into the European Economic Community in 1973. It discusses British relations with Europe, the development of the special relationship with the USA, British policy in the Middle East and British defence policy. The... Read more

1.Britain and the World in 1945 2. The Bankrupt Estate 3. Divided Germany 4. Middle East Recessional 5. The European Prospect 6. The Special Relationship 7. In the Wake of Empire 8. Between Two Worlds 9. Defence and Disarmament 10. At the United Nations 11. The Long Road to Europe 12. When All Is Said.

Biography

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

Original Review of Descent from Power:

‘…written with clarity and vigour. The book bears the stamp of thorough research over years of study.’ J. P. Barber, British Journal of International Studies I (1975).