The British Empire as a world power

Sinopse

"These ten studies of decisions and decision-makers analyse the steps of the formation dance the British danced in the Middle Eastern international system from the late eighteenth century to the outbreak of the Cold War. Everything they did, they had done before; all the decisions they took, they had already taken. When they were not running harder in order to stand still, they turned in ever faster circles to avoid becoming dizzy."--Jacket.