Harold MacMillan and Britain's World Role (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333630532)

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?'

Author: Richard Aldous
ISBN-10: 033363053X
ISBN-13: 9780333630532
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 11/22/1995
Pages: 161
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d