{"product_id":"9783032143068","title":"British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century, Volume II 1940-1990","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSecurity, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBritish Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century, Volume II\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e1940-1990\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGaynor Johnson | Antony Best\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA tribute to the distinguished diplomatic historian, Professor Michael Dockrill (1936-2018), this collection provides a comprehensive overview of the field of twentieth-century British foreign and strategic policy. With contributions from the most esteemed academic thinkers in the field, this collection will be of great value to anyone interested in British foreign and defence policy, whether they are a senior academic or an undergraduate researcher. In memory of the late Professor Dockrill, the essays place British foreign policy in a wide range of geographical, thematic and chronological perspectives.\u003cp\u003eVolume II focuses on British foreign and strategic policy from the fall of France in 1940 to the end of the Cold War in Europe during the 1990s. The emphasis on the Cold War reflects Professor Dockrill’s interests in the later part of his career. The chapters explore British imperial and post-colonial history, as well as the impact of race and religion on British foreign policy duringthe second half of the twentieth century.  British relations with the United Nations are also examined through the formulation of the so-called ‘Special Relationship’.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntony Best\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, UK. His most recent single-authored book is \u003cem\u003eBritish Intelligence and the Japanese Challenge in Asia, 1914-1941 \u003c\/em\u003e(Palgrave 2002), and he is one of the co-authors of \u003cem\u003eInternational History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e, 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e edition (2015). \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGaynor Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eEmerita in \u003c\/span\u003eInternational History at the University of Kent, UK. Her most recent publications relate to the history and operation of the British Foreign Office and the use of prosopography as a research tool for international historians.  She has also published widely on twentieth-century British foreign policy.  Her most recent book is \u003cem\u003ePolitician and Internationalist: Lord Robert Cecil\u003c\/em\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032143068\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e265\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775486980236,"sku":"9783032143068","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032143068.jpg?v=1780597943","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032143068","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}