The Foreign Office Mind

The Making of British Foreign Policy, 1865–1914

Nonfiction, History, British, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book The Foreign Office Mind by T. G. Otte, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: T. G. Otte ISBN: 9781139152907
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: September 29, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: T. G. Otte
ISBN: 9781139152907
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 29, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

With this pioneering approach to the study of international history, T. G. Otte reconstructs the underlying principles, élite perceptions and 'unspoken assumptions' that shaped British foreign policy between the death of Palmerston and the outbreak of the First World War. Grounded in a wide range of public and private archival sources, and drawing on sociological insights, The Foreign Office Mind presents a comprehensive analysis of the foreign service as a 'knowledge-based organization', rooted in the social and educational background of the diplomatic élite and the broader political, social and cultural fabric of Victorian and Edwardian Britain. The book charts how the collective mindset of successive generations of professional diplomats evolved, and reacted to and shaped changes in international relations during the second half of the nineteenth century, including the balance of power and arms races, the origins of appeasement and the causes of the First World War.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

With this pioneering approach to the study of international history, T. G. Otte reconstructs the underlying principles, élite perceptions and 'unspoken assumptions' that shaped British foreign policy between the death of Palmerston and the outbreak of the First World War. Grounded in a wide range of public and private archival sources, and drawing on sociological insights, The Foreign Office Mind presents a comprehensive analysis of the foreign service as a 'knowledge-based organization', rooted in the social and educational background of the diplomatic élite and the broader political, social and cultural fabric of Victorian and Edwardian Britain. The book charts how the collective mindset of successive generations of professional diplomats evolved, and reacted to and shaped changes in international relations during the second half of the nineteenth century, including the balance of power and arms races, the origins of appeasement and the causes of the First World War.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Agrarian Reform in Russia by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Introduction to Banach Spaces: Analysis and Probability: Volume 2 by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book The City in the Roman West, c.250 BC–c.AD 250 by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Rethinking Historicism from Shakespeare to Milton by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book The Physics of Ettore Majorana by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Critique of Pure Reason by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Revisiting Prussia's Wars against Napoleon by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book States, Citizens and the Privatisation of Security by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Small Arms Survey 2012 by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Hadrons at Finite Temperature by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Secession on Trial by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Reviewing the South by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book The Origins of International Investment Law by T. G. Otte
Cover of the book Fragmented Democracy by T. G. Otte
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy