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Book SynopsisArthur James Balfour was British Prime Minister (1902–5) and Foreign Secretary (1916–19), a conservative and an intellectual. This is the first analysis of his thinking on a full range of international issues, with emphasis on the primacy he attached to the Anglo-American partnership.
Trade Review"Jason Tomes's new study of the international thought of Arthur Balfour...offers a most stimulating survey of a leading Conservative's attitudes to the great issues of British foreign policy. The great merit of the book is its comprehensiveness." Douglas Newton, Journal of Modern History
"The author, who is favourable to Balfour as a statesman and as a man, has clearly delineated both his attitudes to foreign policy and the beliefs which underlay that policy. It is a masterful survey." Contemporary Review
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Biographical survey; 2. Race, progress, patriotism; 3. Imperialism; 4. Greater Britain; 5. The Franco-Russian challenge; 6. Germany and the War; 7. Anglo-America; 8. The Balfour Declaration; 9. The Russian Revolution; 10. The Far East; 11. The League of Nations; 12. Conclusion.
