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This chapter provides a comprehensive account of the views of A.J. Balfour towards Anglo-German relations. It explains how Balfour’s views towards Germany were significantly transformed while the Conservative Party was in Opposition from 1905 to 1914. The chapter adopts a chronological approach, because Balfour was only deeply concerned with Anglo-German relations during brief and episodic periods, in particular, when Britain’s relations with Germany dominated the political scene and at times of acute international crisis.
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McDonough, F. (2007). Leadership: (1) A.J. Balfour and Anglo-German Relations. In: The Conservative Party and Anglo-German Relations, 1905–1914. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230210912_3
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