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The British Nuclear Experience: The Roles of Beliefs, Culture and Identity

John Baylis, Kris Stoddart Orcid Logo

Swansea University Authors: John Baylis, Kris Stoddart Orcid Logo

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Traditional mainstream explanations tend to stress the importance of factors such as the 'maximization of power', the pursuit of 'national security interests' and the role of 'structure' in a largely anarchic international system. This book does not dismiss these approa...

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ISBN: 9780198702023 9780191771682
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61901
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Abstract: Traditional mainstream explanations tend to stress the importance of factors such as the 'maximization of power', the pursuit 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 interpretation into the process of British nuclear decision making than the more traditional approaches.
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences