Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm
The United States and British Imperial Decline, 1895–1956
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm
ISBN: 978-0-333-66283-0
Verlag: Macmillan Education
The decline of Great Britain as a world power was the result of long-term economic change and two world wars. Except in a few areas, American authorities did not set out to supplant Britain: indeed until the Second World War they were hesitant about the use of power. But when they embraced it, a variety of factors ensured that it was Britain's place that was taken. This book offers an authoritative analysis of the stages of displacement and the complex feelings aroused by the process on both sides of the Atlantic. As such it describes a transfer of power which will surely be seen as one of the most fundamentally important events of the twentieth century.
Zielgruppe
Lower undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface and Acknowledgements.- List of Abbreviations.- Introduction Britain and the Assertion of American.- Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere, 1895-1914.- Resources and Responsibility: The First World War and the Peace Settlement Finding a New Balance: Naval and Other Problems in the 1920s.- Appeasement, Isolationism and the Approach of War in the 1930s.- The Second World War and American Predominance.- British Imperial Decline and American Super-Power, 1945-1956.- Notes and References.- Bibliography.- Index.
