The extent to which history has been used to inform policy remains a neglected topic. Focusing upon the 1957 Whitehall policy initiative, this book enhances our knowledge of post-1945 Britain, illuminates debates about the nature and the use of history in the contemporary world, most notably the relationship between history and policy.
Table of Content
List of Tables and Boxes Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: INTRODUCTION: USING HISTORY IN BRITAIN British Policymakers and History Using Official Histories and Public Records to Present Britain’s Past to a Global Audience PART II: USING HISTORY IN THE TREASURY The Treasury Becomes ‘Very Historically Minded’ 1957-1960 Pushing Ahead with ‘Funding Experience’, 1960-62 The Public Enterprises Division (PE) as a Case Study, 1962-65 The ‘New Stage’ in the Treasury’s Historical Work, 1965-68 Retuning the Treasury’s Historical Activities after Fulton, 1968-70 Moving Towards the Closure of the Treasury’s Historical Section, 1971-76 Using History in the Treasury PART III: USING HISTORY IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE The Foreign Office’s 1962 Abadan History Using Butler’s Abadan History to Reappraise British Foreign Policy Using History in the Foreign Office PART IV: CONCLUSION Making British Policy, Using and Ignoring History Appendix: Treasury Historical Memoranda Notes Select Bibliography Index
About the author
PETER J. BECK is currently Professor of International History at Kingston University, UK. He has published widely on the history of British foreign policy as well as the link between history and public policy, and served on the history panel for the 1992 and 1996 Research Assessment Exercises.
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