Going to war: British debates from Wilberforce to Blair

Going to war: British debates from Wilberforce to Blair

Towle, Philip

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Going to War overturns conventional views of the role of public opinion, the armed forces, parliamentarians, NGOs and writers in the formation of British debates about impending wars. It shows the pressures and the reasons which haveled to Britain's involvement in so many conflicts. INDICE: Preface - Chronology - Introduction - Culture and Circumstance - The Anglican Church and War - Civil Society - The Media and War - War and Literature - The Rise of the Armchair Strategists - The Professional Military - Parliamentary Debates - Public Opinion - Iraq and Afghanistan - Do Debates Matter? - Brief Biographies - References - Bibliography -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-23793-3
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 240
  • Fecha Publicación: 10/09/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés