The Blair Identity: Leadership and Foreign Policy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780719079993)

Why did Tony Blair take Britain to war with Iraq? Because, this book argues, he was following the core political beliefs and style--the Blair identity--manifest and consistent throughout his decade in power. Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and finally Iraq were wars to which Blair was drawn due to his black-and-white framing of the world, his overwhelming confidence that he could shape events, and his tightly-held, presidential style of government. This new application of political psychology to the British prime ministership analyses every answer Blair gave to a foreign policy question in the House of Commons during his decade in power in order to develop a portrait of the prime minister as decision maker. Drawing upon original interviews with major political, diplomatic and military figures at the top of British politics, the book reconstructs Blair's wars, tracing his personal influence on British foreign policy and international politics during his tumultuous tenure.

Author: Stephen Dyson
ISBN-10: 0719079993
ISBN-13: 9780719079993
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2009
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.64w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2010