Britain and the Geneva Disarmament Conference : a study in international history / by Carolyn J. Kitching.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kitching, Carolyn, 1947-

Series:

Studies in military and strategic history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Studies in military and strategic history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments (1932-1934 : Geneva, Switzerland).

Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments.

Disarmament--Congresses.

Disarmament.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1910-1936.

Great Britain.

International relations.

Europe--Politics and government--1918-1945.

Europe.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vii, 230 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

In this fascinating study, Carolyn Kitching examines the role which Britain played at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, an event which marked a watershed in inter-war international relations. Failure to reach agreement in Geneva hastened the collapse of the Treaty of Versailles, and gave the green light for German re-armament. Britain was arguably the only Power capable of mediating between conflicting French and German demands over the Treaty's disarmament clauses, and this analysis reveals that the traditional interpretation of British policy at the conference needs to be drastically revised.

Contents:

1 The Problem of Disarmament in International Diplomacy 1919-34 7

2 Preparations, Policies and Personalities 26

3 The Opening of the Conference 51

4 The Bruning and Hoover Plans: 'April Tragedy' and Betrayal by the Hawks? 66

5 Bringing Germany Back to the Conference 89

6 Drifting to Disaster 106

7 The MacDonald Plan 130

8 The French Amendments 157

9 The Final Stages 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.

ISBN:

0333968506

OCLC:

50204173