books.google.co.uk - The pursuit of stability drove British foreign policy even before 1865. These papers assess the implications of such a policy during the following 100 years when Britain slid from being the only global power to a regional European state....http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Power_and_Stability.html?id=48EQZ8vM0-UC&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePower and Stability
