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100 _aPaul Kennedy
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245 _aRealities Behind Diplomacy: Background Influences on British External Policy 1865-1980
260 _aLondon
_bFontana Press
_c1981
300 _a416 p.
_bPB
_c19x13 cm.
365 _b$15.95
_c$
_d$15.95
520 _aDistinguished 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.
650 _aForeign Relations
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650 _aPolitics and Government
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700 _aKENNEDY (Paul)
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