Cabinet Decisions on Foreign Policy

A detailed case-study of the British government and foreign policy.

Zusammenfassung
An original study of British foreign policymaking at the highest level, this book will be widely read by international relations specialists while historians will welcome the close-textured account of key episodes of the period 1938-41. It will also reinvigorate debates among political scientists on the nature of Cabinet government.

Inhalt

List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Cabinets, foreign policies and case-studies; 2. Constructing the Polish Guarantee, 15 31 March 1939; 3. The Soviet question, April August 1939; 4. Entry into war, 1 3 September 1939; 5. Reacting to the 'peace offensive', October 1939; 6. To continue alone? May June 1940; 7. The longer term: war aims and other committees, October 1940 June 1941; 8. Decision-making in Cabinet; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.