British Nuclear Experience: The Roles of Beliefs, Culture and Identity by Baylis, John

British Nuclear Experience: The Roles of Beliefs, Culture and Identity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198702023)

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British Nuclear Experience: The Roles of Beliefs, Culture and Identity by Baylis, John

British Nuclear Experience: The Roles of Beliefs, Culture and Identity

$130.00
British Nuclear Experience: The Roles of Beliefs, Culture and Identity by Baylis, John

British Nuclear Experience: The Roles of Beliefs, Culture and Identity

$130.00
Format: Hardcover
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Based on a detailed analysis of archives and high level interviews this book looks at the role of beliefs, culture and identity in the making of British nuclear policy from 1945 through to the present day. This book also examines Britain's nuclear experience by moving away from tradtional interpretations of why states develop and maintain nuclear weapons by adopting a more contemporary approach to political theory.

Traditional mainstream explanations tend to stress the importance of factors such as the 'maximization of power', the persuit of 'national security interests' and the role of 'structure' in a largely anarchic international system. This book does not dismiss these approaches, but argues that British experience suggests that focusing on 'beliefs', 'culture' and 'identity', provides a more useful insight and distinctive intepretation into the process of British nuclear decision making than the more traditional approaches.

Author: John Baylis, Kristan Stoddart
ISBN-10: 0198702027
ISBN-13: 9780198702023
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 02/18/2015
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d
By John Baylis
By John Baylis
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John Baylis is Emeritus Professor at Swansea University, where he is also a Pro-Vice Chancellor. During the course of a distinguished career he has published a number of influential volumes, including Ambiguity and Deterrence: British Nuclear Strategy 1945-196 , Alternative Nuclear Futures: The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold-War Era (edited with R O'Neill), The Globalization of World Politics^ (edited with S Smith and P Owens, fifth edition) and Strategy in the Contemporary World (edited with J Wirtz and C Gray, fourth edition).

Kristan Stoddart is Lecturer in International Politics at Aberystwyth University. Her publications include Losing an Empire and Finding a Role?, Britain, the United States, NATO, and Nuclear Weapons 1964-1970, and The Sword and the Shield: Britain, the United States, NATO, and Nuclear Weapons 1970-1976.

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