Books in the British Politics and Society series

This book examines the career of Sir Orme Sargent, one of the most important and distinguished British diplomats of the twentieth century.

This book investigates the policies of the Thatcher, Major and Blair governments and their approaches towards concentration of economic and political power. It is of interest to students and scholars of contemporary British history, political economy and politics, as well as specific areas of study such as Thatcherism and New Labour.

Traces the development of the Western European Union (WEU), the role it played in European integration and the dissolution of most of its key operations at the end of the twentieth century. The author shows how Europe was presented with two key challenges - collective defence against the Soviet threat and integration to foster economic recovery.

This is an empirical study of just where in Victorian culture the ideology of imperialism left clear traces of itself. The investigations bring to life how certain men thought about the British Empire between the 1830s and 1868.

This book is a history and analysis of the government department most important in the development of the unified Civil Service in the United Kingdom.

This is the first book to tell the story of one of the most contentious figures in Victorian and Edwardian politics: that of the independent-minded and exceptionally able Conservative politician, Sir John Eldon Gorst.

Exploring the dynamics that drive the processes of immigrant settlement and assimilation, this book looks at whether these are the outcome of the temporal setting, cultural background, and the socio-economic and political conditions, or whether there are factors, which are constant features in the symbiosis between the outsider and the insider.

This work examines the attitudes of the Conservative Party towards Jews in Britain, Palestine and elsewhere from 1900-1948.

This book discusses the prejudices that have distorted understandings of the city of Milton Keynes and focuses upon the original thinking that went into the planning of Milton Keynes.

The origins of the NHS are the subject of this study that presents evidence on the key players who participated in the founding of the system.

This book shows how the Labour Party responded to electoral defeat in 1970 and to what extent its political and policy activity in opposition was directed to the recovery of power at the following general election.

This is a study of the views held by British policy-makers on the Empire-Commonwealth from 1945 to 1963.

Examines why the nationalized railways were in such dire financial straits by 1963, how government work on future transport needs led to conclusions which would have cut Britain's railways down by thousands of miles, and, what difficulties eventually halted attempts by Conservative and Labour governments to implement these cuts.

This book traces the relationship between the popular press and the Labour Party from the early 20th Century through World War II and up to the current day.

Chief among the personnel at the Foreign Office is the Permanent Under-secretary, the senior civil servant who oversees the department and advises the Foreign Secretary. This book is a study of the twelve men who held this office from 1854 to 1946.

This volume examines the Anglo-Israeli relationship from early 1956 to the summer of 1958, against the wider background of the Cold War, rivalry of the superpowers and the upheavals in the Middle East.

Examines why the government led by Harold Macmillan remained ready to use force to prop up the regime of King Hussein even though the United States had emerged as the main Western power in the Middle East after 1956. This work gives insights into the origins of the Anglo-American use of military power to protect their interests in the Middle East.

The author argues that the way the British Government managed dissent during World War I is important for understanding the way that the war ended.

Based upon research in archival material on both sides of the Atlantic, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of the war debt problem from its origins at the end of the First World War until its final removal with the launch of Roosevelt's Lend-Lease programme in 1940-41. It is useful for diplomats, journalists, students and scholars.

Presents an account of the confrontation between Britain and President Nasser of Egypt over the Colony of Aden and the surrounding protected states, prior to British withdrawal in 1967. This book demonstrates the manner in which the rise and fall of British imperialism was telescoped into a short period in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe offers fresh insights into the 'pro-European' dimension of Scottish nationalism and its implications for the UK.

This title explains the immigration and citizenship policies in Britain that repeatedly postponed the creation of British citizenship until 1981.

Reginald McKenna has never been the subject of scholarly attention. This was partly due to his own preference for appearing at the periphery of events even when ostensibly at the centre, and the absence of a significant collection of private papers. This book redresses the neglect of this major statesmen and financier.

This volume looks at Britain since 1948 ¿ the year when the Empire Windrush brought a group of 492 hopeful Caribbean immigrants to the United Kingdom. "Post-war Britain" may still be the most common label attached to studies in contemporary British history, but "post-Windrush Britain" has an explanatory power which is equally useful.

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This work explores how health inequalities have been examined in the past, and the policy record in treating them.

The Schuman plan, the Korean War, German Re-armament, the Japanese Peace Treaty and the Abadan Crisis seen through the eyes of the Younger.