Power and stability : British foreign policy, 1865-1965 / edited by Erik Goldstein and B.J.C. McKercher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-345) and index.

Introduction / Erik Goldstein, B.J.C. McKercher -- British Power and Stability: The Historical Record / Zara Steiner -- Power, Sovereignty and the Great Republic: Anglo-American Diplomatic Relations in the Era of the Civil War / Brian Holden Reid -- 'Almost a Law of Nature'? Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Office and the Balance of Power in Europe, 1905/12 / T.G. Otte -- 'Aprs̈ la Guerre finit, Soldat anglais partit?': Anglo-French Relations, 1918/25 / Alan Sharp, Keith Jeffery -- 'Far Too Dangerous a Gamble'? British Intelligence and Policy during the Chanak Crisis, September/October 1922 / John R. Ferris -- The British Official Mind and the Lausanne Conference, 1922/23 / Erik Goldstein -- Austen Chamberlain and the Continental Balance of Power: Strategy, Stability, and the League of Nations, 1924/29 / B.J.C. McKercher -- The British Government, and the Sale of Arms to the Lesser European Powers, 1936/39 / Glyn Stone -- Invading Europe: The British Army and its Preparations for the Normandy Campaign, 1942/44 / David French -- Killing the MLF? The Wilson Government and Nuclear Sharing in Europe, 1964/66 / John Young.

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The pursuit of stability drove British foreign policy even before 1865. These papers assess the implications of such a policy during the following 100 years when Britain slid from being the only global power to a regional European state.

English.

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