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US consular representation in Britain since 1790 /

"The United States started late in the day in establishing its consular service. It was a very amateurish organization, often staffed by unsuitable characters whose appointments had been sought as political favours - the so-called Spoils System. Most personnel changed every four years when the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keegan, Nicholas M., 1939- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Chapter 1-22
  • Part 1: Chapter 1. Early Colonial History and American Independence
  • Chapter 2. Creation and Growth of the State Department
  • Chapter 3. Establishment and Development of the Consular Service
  • PART II: Chapter 4. US consular representation in Britain
  • Chapter 5. Impact of the Civil War and the role of American consuls in Britain
  • PART III: Chapter 6. Consular Posts and Consular Agencies in Major British Cities
  • Chapter 7. Belfast
  • Chapter 8. Birmingham
  • Chapter 9. Bradford
  • Chapter 10. Bristol
  • Chapter 11. Cardiff
  • Chapter 12. Dublin
  • Chapter 13. Dundee
  • Chapter 14. Dunfermline
  • Chapter 15. Edinburgh & Leith
  • Chapter 16. Falmouth
  • Chapter 17. Liverpool
  • Chapter 18. London
  • Chapter 19. Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Chapter 20. Southampton
  • Chapter 21. Stoke on Trent
  • Chapter 22. An evolving, adaptive service
  • Appendix: Locations and categories of consular offices
  • Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration captions
  • Illustration credits
  • Notes
  • Index.