Book Review: British Foreign Policy: The New Labour Years
Matthew Partridge finds that Oliver Daddow and Jamie Gaskarth’s strong collection of essays on Blair and Brown’s foreign policy highs and lows is strong enough to justify its place on reading-lists,...
View ArticleBook Review: Paper Promises: Money, Debt and the New World Order by Philip...
Paper Promises is a shining must-read amongst the vast literature spawned by the recent crisis, painting for us the anthropological evolution of our system of beliefs about the functioning of the...
View ArticleBook Review: British Social Attitudes 28: 2011-2012 Edition, Alison Park et al
The British Social Attitudes series provides a range of fascinating insights into the changing values of British society. The findings seem to suggest that we have become a less confident and less...
View ArticleBook Review: Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years: Speaking out against...
Martin Gilbert’s intimate knowledge of his subject and expert use of source material give us an important insight into the most influential British politician of the twentieth century. Reviewed by...
View ArticleBook Review: Prime Ministers in Power: Political Leadership in Britain and...
Mark Bennister’s comparative study of John Howard and Tony Blair’s “predominance” offers some fascinating insights into modern prime ministerial leadership, finds Jill Rutter. The book includes a...
View ArticleBook Review: Britain and America after World War II: Bilateral Relations and...
The period immediately after World War II was a vital one for diplomatic relations and, with the Soviet Union emerging as a new superpower, it was particularly important for Britain’s relations with...
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