1. The patriotic party: Disraeli, the Conservatives and Britain's world role -- 2. Late Victorian Liberalism and empire: the era of Gladstone -- 3. A 'new imperialism'? British overseas expansion in the late nineteenth century -- 4. 'The weakest link in the imperial chain': Britain and the South African War of 1899-1902 -- 5. 'Splendid isolation'? Lord Salisbury and foreign policy -- 6. 'A diplomatic revolution'? Edwardian Britain and the great powers -- 7. 'The lamps are going out': Sir Edward Grey and the growth of Anglo-German rivalry -- 8. Danger or opportunity? The Great War and its impact
Summary
"British Foreign and Imperial Policy explores Britain's role in international affairs from the age of Gladstone and Disraeli to the end of the First World War, exploring such themes as Britain's involvement in the Scramble for Africa, the Anglo-Boer War, the foreign policy of Lord Salisbury and the prospects for Britain and the Empire at the end of the First World War."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-115) and index
