Constraints and Adjustments in British Foreign Policy (Routledge Revivals)

Michael Leifer

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781134645077
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: American Government
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This book, first published in 1972, offers a detailed analysis of the post-war formulation of foreign policy, as Britain sought to detach itself from its imperialist past and moved towards a European future. The contributors – all experts in their fields – together provide a comprehensive commentary on the complexities of the external pressures that moulded British foreign policy during these years. The subjects covered highlight the dichotomy of, and interaction between, residual obligations and new goals and national aspirations. These include the examination of past policies regarding the Commonwealth, South-East Asia, NATO, and the 'special relationship' with the U.S.A., as well as multi-national companies and Britain's place in the changing global society. This reissue will of particular interest to students and academics researching the history of British foreign policy, international diplomacy and development, and post colonialism.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Acknowledgements
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• I. The Contemporary Relevance of National Sovereignty
• II. British Foreign Policy Since 1945: the Long Odyssey to Europe
• III. The European Communities: Political Unity and British Interests
• IV. Britain’s Defence Policy and NATO
• V. Retreat and Reappraisal in South-East Asia
• VI. The ‘Special Relationship’
• VII. Britain and the Commonwealth
• VIII. A Failure of Foreign Policy: the Case of Rhodesia
• IX. Constraints on Economic Sovereignty
• X. Multi-national Companies and the British Economy
• XI. Britain’s Place in the Changing World
• Index