British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World 1919 1939 1st Edition by Michael Hughes 0714657158 9780714657158

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ISBN 10: 0714657158 

ISBN 13: 9780714657158

Author: Michael Hughes

The nature of international diplomacy and Britain’s world role changed immeasurably after the end of the First World War, and this book shows how the various men who headed the Foreign Office during the interwar years sought to operate in the shifting political and bureaucratic environments that confronted them. British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World examines the careers of each of the interwar Foreign Secretaries, including Lord Curzon, Ramsay MacDonald and Anthony Eden. Using an extensive range of primary sources both published and unpublished, official and private, Michael Hughes provides a detailed assessment of how these men approached their role and how influential they were in international diplomacy. The book also looks at the Foreign Secretaries’ successes or failures within the British political system, analysing how influential the Foreign Office was under each Secretary in determining British foreign policy. A fascinating book with a unique focus, British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World takes a rigorous look at a key topic in British history.

Table of contents:

1 Introduction
The changing Foreign Office
Individuals and the policy-making process
The structure of the book

2 Lord Curzon at the Foreign Office (1919–24)
Introduction
Curzon and the Foreign Office
Curzon and the Cabinet
Beyond Whitehall
Conclusion

3 Ramsay MacDonald at the Foreign Office (1924)
Introduction
MacDonald, the Cabinet and the control of foreign policy
The Foreign Office and the 1924 Labour Government
MacDonald, the left and foreign policy
Conclusion

4 Austen Chamberlain at the Foreign Office (1924–29)
Introduction
Chamberlain, the Cabinet and the Foreign Office
Locarno and the question of European security
Chamberlain and British policy towards the Soviet Union
Conclusion

5 Arthur Henderson at the Foreign Office (1929–31)
Introduction
Henderson and the Foreign Office
Henderson and the Cabinet
Henderson and the making of foreign policy during the second Labour Government
Conclusion

6 Sir John Simon at the Foreign Office (1931–35)
Introduction
Simon and the Foreign Office
Simon and the Cabinet
Simon at the Foreign Office, 1931–33
Simon at the Foreign Office, 1934–35
Conclusion

7 Sir Samuel Hoare at the Foreign Office (1935)
Introduction
Hoare, the Foreign Office and Abyssinia
Hoare, the Cabinet and Abyssinia
Crisis and resignation
Conclusion

8 Anthony Eden at the Foreign Office (1935–38)
Introduction
Eden and the Foreign Office
Eden and the making of foreign policy under Baldwin
Eden and the making of foreign policy under Neville Chamberlain
Conclusion

9 Lord Halifax at the Foreign Office (1938–39)
Introduction
Halifax and the Foreign Office
Halifax, the Cabinet and the pattern of policy-making
Halifax and the Czechoslovak crisis
Halifax and policy-making during the Munich crisis
Halifax, the Polish guarantee and the Soviet negotiations
Conclusion

10 Conclusion
Foreign Secretaries and the Foreign Office
Foreign Secretaries, Prime Ministers and the Cabinet
The world beyond Whitehall

Notes
Bibliography
Public Record Office (Kew)
Private papers
Published documents
Newspapers and magazines
Memoirs, diaries and contemporary writings
Selected secondary sources

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