Cabinet Decisions on Foreign Policy

The British Experience, October 1938 June 1941

By: Christopher Hill, Hill Christopher

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Hardcover | 19 August 1991

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Although Parliament is the principal source of authority in the British political system, it is the Cabinet which stands at the pinnacle of government. Yet what actually happens at Cabinet meetings? How are decisions made, particularly in the arena of foreign policy? Such questions have hitherto been largely overlooked by both historians and political scientists. In this book, Dr Christopher Hill presents a detailed case-study of the British government and foreign policy, during the dramatic period from the Munich Conference of 1938 to the German invasion of the Soviet Union three years later. Using extensive archival material, he examines how far the strong personalities of Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill respectively were really able to dominate their Cabinets in an area of policy where Prime Ministers have traditionally been supposed to exercise considerable freedom. This analysis concentrates on six decisions that were of key importance in committing Britain to the war which began in September 1939 but which changed so sharply in character in June 1940 with the fall of France. An original study of foreign policymaking at the highest level, this book will be widely read by international relations specialists while historians will welcome the close-textured account of key episodes of this period. It will also reinvigorate debates among political scientists on the nature of Cabinet government.

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List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
Preface
Cabinets, foreign policies and case-studies
Constructing the Polish Guarantee, 15-31 March 1939
The Soviet question, April-August 1939
Entry into war, 1-3 September 1939
Reacting to the 'peace offensive', October 1939
To continue alone? May-June 1940
The longer term: war aims and other committees, October 1940-June 1941
Decision-making in Cabinet
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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The British Experience, October 1938 June 1941

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