LEADER 03240cam 2200481 a 4500001 963302 005 20141212031633.0 008 900208s1990 enk b 001 0 eng 010 90006886 015 GB90-20278 019 21293230 020 0198201958 : |c£35.00 035 (Sirsi) o21117122 035 (OCoLC)21117122 040 DLC |cDLC |dKUK |dUKM |dNPE |dUtOrBLW 043 e-uk---n-us--- 049 NPEE 050 4 DA510 |b.S26 1990 082 00 327.41/009/033 |220 092 327.41009033 |bSc8b 100 1 Scott, H. M. |q(Hamish M.), |d1946- |=^A258711 245 10 British foreign policy in the age of the American Revolution / |cH.M. Scott. 260 Oxford [England] : |bClarendon Press ;Oxford ;New York : |bOxford University Press, |c1990. 300 xiii, 377 pages ; |c24 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-365) amd index. 505 0 The study of British foreign policy in the age of the American revolution -- The making of British foreign policy -- The legacies of the Seven Years War -- The failure of the old system, 1763-1765 -- The decline of British diplomacy, 1765-1768 -- The beginnings of recovery, 1768-1771 -- The ascendancy of the eastern powers, 1771-1773 -- Splendid isolation, 1773-1775 -- Peace with the Bourbons, 1775-1777 -- War with the Bourbons, 1777-1779 -- War in Europe, 1778-1780 -- The coming of peace, 1781-1783. 520 This is the first detailed and comprehensive study of the British foreign policy before and during the war that led to the loss of the American colonies. Using a wide range of sources, Scott examines the problems faced by Britain after the Seven Years War and the way in which they were exacerbated during the mid-1760s by its British statesmen. He proceeds to chart the limited recovery started later in the decade, the renewed setbacks following the American revolt in 1775, and the subsequent intervention of France and Spain. The resulting isolation is shown to have been the result of a realignment of the European powers which undermined many of the traditional premises of British diplomacy. A scholarly reassessment of British diplomacy, this volume analyzes both the impact of the personalities involved and the successes and failures of their policies. 651 0 Great Britain |xForeign relations |y1760-1789. |=^A243231 651 0 United States |xHistory |yRevolution, 1775-1783. |=^A23314 651 4 Great Britain |xForeign relations |y1901-1910. |=^A40931 651 4 Great Britain |xForeign relations |y1910-1936. |=^A48153 653 Foreign relationsHistory 653 Great Britain 856 41 |3Table of contents |uhttp://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780198201953.pdf 856 42 |3Publisher description |uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0603/90006886-d.html 590 Little-286707--305130048592/ 590 Little-286707--305130048592/ 596 1 2 998 1711214