Palmerston and the Politics of Foreign Policy, 1846-55

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Manchester University Press, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 239 pages
"Palmerston and the Politics of Foreign Policy, 1846-1855" offers a new interpretation of mid-Victorian politics and of the career of one of the period's most important figures, Lord Palmerston, through an analysis of the domestic context for his foreign policy. Combining a traditional high political approach with a broad examination of popular politics, this important study provides a fresh reading of the politics of Palmerston's foreign policy and its bearing on the development of the Liberal party, as well as considering its relationship to Palmerston's own political position.

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Introduction
1
Palmerston the political nation and the structure
20
the struggle for control
50
Palmerston and the politics of foreign policy 184650
74
from Don Pacifico to December 1851
101
Palmerston the Derby Government and the search
135
Palmerston the Aberdeen Government and the politics
152
Rivalry with Russell and Palmerstons ascendancy
183
Conclusion
211
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