Speaking to or for the world? Britain, presumed authority and world opinion at the start of the First World War

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dc.contributor.authorMonger, David
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-09T21:37:05Z
dc.date.available2024-12-09T21:37:05Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2023-03-09T20:15:55Z
dc.description.abstractBritain in 1914 was the world’s leading power; the only nation with global responsibilities and authority. However, authority was presumed. The First World War rapidly highlighted limits. Even before depending on U.S. finance, British appeals to ‘world opinion’ suggests recognition that British authority no longer ordered world affairs. While speaking for the world by asserting world opinion, Britons also spoke to it, officiously demanding action and appealing to world, especially U.S., opinion. This article closely explores one collection featuring such appeals, arguing 1914 already reflected transition from presumed pre-eminence to a time when Britain needed, and sought, the world’s help.
dc.identifier.citationMonger D (2023). Speaking to or for the world? Britain, presumed authority and world opinion at the start of the First World War. Historical Research. 96(271). 82-102.
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1093/hisres/htac026
dc.identifier.issn0950-3471
dc.identifier.issn1468-2281
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/107823
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford University Press (OUP)
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stated
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651
dc.subject.anzsrc2103 Historical Studies
dc.subject.anzsrc43 - History, heritage and archaeology::4303 - Historical studies
dc.titleSpeaking to or for the world? Britain, presumed authority and world opinion at the start of the First World War
dc.typeJournal Article
uc.collegeFaculty of Arts
uc.departmentHumanities and Creative Arts
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