After the Great War : Economic Warfare and the Promise of Peace in Paris 1919 / Phillip Dehne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dehne, Phillip A., author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building.

History.

Europe.

Cecil of Chelwood, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount, 1864-1958.

Cecil of Chelwood, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil.

Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920).

Paris Peace Conference.

Peace-building--Europe--History--20th century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 297 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic 2019.

Summary:

At the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the international community came together to find a way forward in the aftermath of the First World War. The conference is often judged a failure, as the resulting Treaty of Versailles did not bring long-term peace with Germany. By following the activities of British delegate and wartime Minister of Blockade Lord Robert Cecil, this book examines the struggles and successes of the conference, as delegates from around the world grappled with the economic, political and humanitarian catastrophes overwhelming Europe in 1919. After the Great War describes, for the first time, the significant role of economic warfare at the Peace Conference and in the post-war settlement. Lord Cecil's sometimes difficult partnership with US President Woodrow Wilson forged a new, permanent, international diplomatic organization - the League of Nations - and supplied it with the power to create collective blockades against aggressive states. Leaders of the Allied economic war before the Armistice became, in Paris, leaders of humanitarian-minded international outreach to their former enemies in Germany and Austria. After the Great War promotes a new understanding of these underappreciated internationalists in Paris, many of whom transitioned into leading the League of Nations even before the Peace Conference ended. Often derided as an idealistic fantasy, international peace enforced by economic sanctions appeared a realistic possibility when the Treaty was signed at the end of June 1919.

Contents:

1 Bringing Baggage to Paris p. 13

2 Getting Down to Business: January p. 39

3 Fashioning the Covenant: February 1-14 p. 61

4 Feeding Germany: Mid-February through March p. 77

5 Impending Catastrophe: April p. 107

6 Ending the Economic War: May p. 133

7 The Mentality of Appeasement? June p. 157

8 After Paris: July to December p. 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1350087041

9781350087040

OCLC:

1037811071