British Foreign Policy in an Age of Revolutions, 1783}}}1793 [Paperback]

A study of British foreign policy in a crucial period of international political development, 178393.In 1783 Britain had lost America and was unstable domestically. By 1793 it had regained its position as the leading global power. Three successive crises are examined during the intervening years in an effort to throw light on the British state in an Age of Revolutions and a crucial period of international development.In 1783 Britain had lost America and was unstable domestically. By 1793 it had regained its position as the leading global power. Three successive crises are examined during the intervening years in an effort to throw light on the British state in an Age of Revolutions and a crucial period of international development.In 1783 Britain had lost America and was unstable domestically. By 1793 she had regained her position as the leading global power. During the intervening years Britain went several times to the brink of war, and in 1793 Britain and France went beyond the brink. These successive crises are examined in an effort to throw light on the British state in an Age of Revolutions. This is a study of British foreign policy in a crucial period of international political development. It provides a comprehensive account of the subject, and acts as a guide to the nature of the British state in the period and to international relations.Introduction; 1. The aftermath of war; 2. Years of isolation, 17836; 3. Trade, France and the Dutch, 17867; 4. To the banks of the Danube, 178790; 5. To the shore of the Pacific; 6. The failure of Britain's continental policy, 178091; 7. Anglo-French relations from the fall of the Bastille to the Declaration of Pillnitz, 178991; 8. Neutrality, 17912; 9. The coming of war, 17923; 10. The domestic context of foreign policy; 11. The international system. This is an important and impressive book, in which a mastery of detail is allied to an appreciation of longer-term issues. It is diplomatic history written wilc'