The Ambiguities of Power: British Foreign Policy Since 1945

by Mark Curtis

Using formerly secret government documents and independent sources, this historical study argues for a radically revised understanding of Post-war British foreign policy. Dr Curtis shows that, contrary to the impression usually conveyed by both academic writing and press coverage, British policy, in both intention and effect, had been far removed from the principles it has conventionally been assumed to be based upon: the pursuit of peace, the promotion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856493482
• ISBN13: 9781856493482
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.