A01=Stephen Dyson
Author_Stephen Dyson
British foreign policy
British prime ministership
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decade in power
decision maker
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House of Commons
political psychology
politics
prime minister
Tony Blair
war with Iraq
Product details
- ISBN 9780719079993
- Weight: 426g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 21 Jul 2009
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Why did Tony Blair take Britain to war with Iraq? Because, this book argues, he was following the core political beliefs and style—the Blair identity—manifest and consistent throughout his decade in power. Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and finally Iraq were wars to which Blair was drawn due to his black-and-white framing of the world, his overwhelming confidence that he could shape events, and his tightly-held, presidential style of government. This new application of political psychology to the British prime ministership analyses every answer Blair gave to a foreign policy question in the House of Commons during his decade in power in order to develop a portrait of the prime minister as decision maker. Drawing upon original interviews with major political, diplomatic and military figures at the top of British politics, the book reconstructs Blair's wars, tracing his personal influence on British foreign policy and international politics during his tumultuous tenure.
Stephen Benedict Dyson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut
