{"product_id":"the-foreign-office-and-british-diplomacy-in-the-twentieth-century-9780415568319","title":"The Foreign Office and British Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century","description":"This book examines the evolution of the Foreign Office in the 20th century and the way in which it has responded to Britain's changing role in international affairs. The last century was one of unprecedented change in the way foreign policy and diplomacy were conducted. The work of 'The Office' expanded enormously in the 20th century, and oversaw the transition from Empire to Commonwealth, with the merger of the Foreign and Colonial Offices taking place in the 1960s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book focuses on the challenges posed by waging world war and the process of peacemaking, as well as the diplomatic gridlock of the Cold War. Contributions also discusses ways in which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to modernise to meet the challenges of diplomacy in the 21st century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book was previously published as a special issue of the journal \u003cem\u003eContemporary British History.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaynor Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415568319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGaynor Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in History at Bolton Institute. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Berlin Embassy of Lord D'Abernon, 1920-1926\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and the editor of \u003cem\u003eLocarno Revisited: European Diplomacy 1920 -1929\u003c\/em\u003e (2004) and \u003cem\u003eOur Man in Berlin: The Diary of Sir Eric Phipps, 1933-1937\u003c\/em\u003e (2004).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43195150565491,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":88.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_39893dd1-6934-4f32-9faa-3d52a659790f.jpg?v=1752580380","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-foreign-office-and-british-diplomacy-in-the-twentieth-century-9780415568319","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}