Harold Macmillan and Britain's world role

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Harold Macmillan and Britain's world role

edited by Richard Aldous, Sabine Lee ; introduced by Sir Robert Rhodes James

St. Martin's Press , Macmillan Press, 1996

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  • : uk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

When Harold Macmillan became prime minister in 1957, Britain had reached a critical point in its contemporary history. There was still evidence of Britain's status as a great power, yet the previous year's humiliation at Suez had undermined its credibility. By taking key areas of overseas policy - summitry, the Middle East, defence, Empire, and Europe - this volume looks at Macmillan's attempts to establish a new foreign policy agenda after Suez. Based on research in public and private archives in Britain, America and Germany, Harold Macmillan and Britain's World Role offers a critical reappraisal of British foreign policy between 1957 and 1963, addressing how successfully Macmillan answered his own key question: 'Why should the UK stay in the big game?'

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Preface - Harold Macmillan: An Introduction
  • R.R.James - 'A Family Affair': Macmillan and the Art of Personal Diplomacy
  • R.Aldous - Macmillan and the Middle East
  • N.Ashton - Macmillan and the British Defence Policy
  • S.Ball - Macmillan and the End of the British Empire
  • P.Hemming - Staying in the Game? Coming into the Game? Macmillan and European Integration
  • S.Lee - 'Staying in the Game': Harold Macmillan and Britain's World Role
  • R.Aldous & S.Lee - Index

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