by David Reynolds (Author)
This book brings together the often separated histories of diplomacy, defence, economics and empire in a provocative reinterpretation of British 'decline'. It also offers a broader reflection on the nature of international power and the mechanisms of policymaking. For this Second Edition, David Reynolds has added a new chapters and extends his lively and incisive analysis to the beginning of the new millennium.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 392
Edition: 2
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 27 Apr 2015
ISBN 10: 113883551X
ISBN 13: 9781138835511
'Essential; Required reading from now on by anyone wishing to understand Britain's changing place in the twentieth-century world.'
Times Literary Supplement
'A welcome blend of two different sorts of history: both a narrative of decline and a philosophical investigation into the nature and logic of power.'
The Independent