01104nam a22002297a 4500 20211102125643.0 211102b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780006860044 AL eng 23 941.08 KENR Paul Kennedy 9484 Realities Behind Diplomacy: Background Influences on British External Policy 1865-1980 London Fontana Press 1981 416 p. PB 19x13 cm. $15.95 $ $15.95 Distinguished British diplomatic historian at Yale University surveys the century-long decline in Britain's standing from international powerhouse in 1865 to the more diminished version by 1980. Obvious explanations include the impact of war, decolonisation, economic decline, being left behind in technological advance etc. Whether the position is any better post-Brexit is for debate. 416 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas more. Foreign Relations 9485 Politics and Government 9486 KENNEDY (Paul) 9487 ddc GF 220340 220340 0 0 ddc 0 0 HIS AL AL 2013-03-23 0 941.08 KENR GF03535 2021-11-02 00:00:00 2021-11-02 GF