Thesis
Perceptions of public opinion. British foreign policy decisions about Nazi Germany, 1933-1938
- Abstract:
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This thesis examines the historical problem of determining the relationship between a government's perception of public opinion and the decisions it takes. We introduce evidence for the social habits of the Cabinet in order to suggest new formulations of 'élite' and 'mass' public opinion. We argue that parliamentary opinion was generally more important in decision-making for the Cabinet, except at moments of extreme crisis when a conception of 'mass' opinion became equally significant. The...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2000
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:6114
- Deposit date:
- 2012-03-08
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- Copyright holder:
- Wilkinson, S
- Copyright date:
- 2000
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