British Foreign Policy, National Identity, and Neoclassical Realism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780742555679)

This groundbreaking study offers a genuinely multidisciplinary exploration of cultural influences on foreign policy. Through an innovative blend of historical analysis, neoclassical realist theory, and cultural studies, Amelia Hadfield-Amkhan shows how national identity has been a catalyst for British foreign policy decisions, helping the state to both define and defend itself. Representing key points of crisis from the past two centuries, her case studies include the 1882 attempt to construct a channel tunnel to France, the frantic 1909 Dreadnought race with Germany, the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina, and the 2003 decision to remain outside the Eurozone. The author argues that these events, marking the decline of a great power, have forced Britain's society and government into periods of deep self-reflection that are carved into its culture and etched into its policy stances on central issues of sovereignty, territorial integrity, international recognition, and even monetary policy.

Author: Amelia Hadfield-Amkhan
ISBN-10: 0742555674
ISBN-13: 9780742555679
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2010
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2011