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Author: Baylis, John/ Stoddart, Kristan
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by John Baylis; Kristan Stoddart

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Based on a detailed analysis of archives and high level interviews this book looks at the role of beliefs, culture and identity in the making of British nuclear policy from 1945 through to the present day. This book also examines Britain's nuclear experience by moving away from tradtional interpretations of why states develop and maintain nuclear weapons by adopting a more contemporary approach to political theory. Traditional mainstream explanations tend to stress the importance of factors such as the 'maximization of power', the persuit of 'national security interests' and the role of 'structure' in a largely anarchic international system. This book does not dismiss these approaches, but argues that British experience suggests that focusing on 'beliefs', 'culture' and 'identity', provides a more useful insight and distinctive intepretation into the process of British nuclear decision making than the more traditional approaches.

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Title British Nuclear Experience: The Roles of Beliefs, Culture and Identity
Author John Baylis; Kristan Stoddart
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 312
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford
Date 2015-02-18
ISBN 9780198702023 / 0198702027
Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
Dimensions 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 in (23.62 x 15.75 x 2.29 cm)
Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Military & Society
Library of Congress subjects History, Great Britain
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014936659
Dewey Decimal Code 355.033

About the author

John Baylis is Emeritus Professor at Swansea University, where he is also a Pro-Vice Chancellor. During the course of a distinguished career he has published a number of influential volumes, including Ambiguity and Deterrence: British Nuclear Strategy 1945-196 , Alternative Nuclear Futures: The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold-War Era (edited with R O'Neill), The Globalization of World Politics (edited with S Smith and P Owens, fifth edition) and Strategy in the Contemporary World (edited with J Wirtz and C Gray, fourth edition). Kristan Stoddart is Lecturer in International Politics at Aberystwyth University. Her publications include Losing an Empire and Finding a Role?, Britain, the United States, NATO, and Nuclear Weapons 1964-1970, and The Sword and the Shield: Britain, the United States, NATO, and Nuclear Weapons 1970-1976.