Harold Macmillan and Britain’s World Role

Aldous, Richard; Lee, Sabine

When Harold Macmillan became prime minister in 1957, Britain had reached a critical point in its contemporary history. There was still evidence of Britain's status as a great power, yet the previous year's humiliation at Suez had undermined its credibility. By taking key areas of overseas policy - summitry, the Middle East, defence, Empire, and Europe - this volume looks at Macmillan's attempts to establish a new foreign policy agenda after Suez. Based on research in public and private archives in Britain, America and Germany, Harold Macmillan and Britain's World Role offers a critical reappraisal of British foreign policy between 1957 and 1963, addressing how successfully Macmillan answered his own key question: 'Why should the UK stay in the big game?'

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1996-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9781349243167

ISBN-13: 9781349243167

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-24314-3

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 161