British Propaganda and Wars of Empire

Influencing Friend and Foe 1900–2010

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Christopher Tuck

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'Influence' is a slippery concept, yet one of tremendous relevance for those wishing to understand global politics. From debates on the changing sources of power in the international system, through to analyses of its value as an alternative to the active use of force as a policy instrument, influence has become a recurrent theme in discussions of international relations and foreign policy. In order to provide a better understanding of the multifaceted and shifting nature of influence, this volume looks at how the British government employed various forms of pressure and persuasion to achieve its goals across the twentieth century. By focusing on Britain - a global actor with great power objectives but declining physical means - the collection provides a wide range of case studies to assess how influence was brought to bear on a wide array of non-western cultures and societies. It furthermore allows for an assessment of just how effective - or ineffective - British efforts were at influencing non-Western targets over a hundred years of operations. By shedding important light on the efficacy of British efforts to sustain and advance its interests in the twentieth century, the volume will be of interest not only to historians, but to anyone interested in contemporary problems surrounding the operation of influence as a foreign policy tool.

Author Biography:

Greg Kennedy is Professor of Strategic Foreign Policy at King's College London and joined the Defence Studies Department in June 2000. He has taught at the Royal Military College of Canada, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, for both the History and War Studies Departments. He is an adjunct Professor of that university. His PhD is from the University of Alberta, with an MA in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a BA (Hons) in History from the University of Saskatchewan. He has published internationally on strategic foreign policy issues, maritime defence, disarmament, diplomacy and intelligence. Dr Christopher Tuck is a Lecturer with the Department of Defence Studies, King's College, London, based at the United Kingdom's Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC). Prior to this, he was a Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He has an MSc Econ in Strategic Studies from the University of Aberystwyth and a PhD from Reading University. His other publications include Confrontation, Strategy and War Termination: Britain's Conflict with Indonesia (Ashgate, February 2013), and the co-authored Understanding Modern Warfare (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008).

Release date Australia

June 20th, 2014

Author

Christopher Tuck

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Edited by Greg Kennedy

Pages

288

Dimensions

156x234x18

ISBN-13

9781409451730

Product ID

21877712

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