Poland, the United States, and the stabilization of Europe, 1919-1933 / Neal Pease.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pease, Neal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Poland.

United States.

Poland--Foreign relations--United States.

Poland.

United States--Foreign relations--1921-1923.

United States--Foreign relations--1923-1929.

United States--Foreign relations--1929-1933.

Poland--Politics and government--1918-1945.

Europe, Eastern--Politics and government.

Europe, Eastern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the eyes of the world, no European country appeared more vulnerable to its enemies or less likely to establish peace with them than inter-war Poland. This is the first full-length study of relations between Poland and the U.S. following World War I, as Poland turned to America to buttress its precarious position. Pease lucidly examines how Polish leaders of the 1920's, discerning America's essential aim of fostering stability in Europe, sought to enlist U.S. political and financial support on behalf of their beleaguered state. Drawing on exhaustive archival research, Pease unravels

Contents:

Contents; I. Introduction: Poland and the American Retreat From Europe, 1919-1924; II. The Resumption of Financial Contact, 1924-1925; III. The Poles in Search of the ""Golden Fleece,"" 1925; IV. Laying the Groundwork, 1925-1926; V. Mixing the ""Manhattan Cocktail,"" 1926-1927; VI. The Failure of Stabilization, 1927-1930; VII. The Conduct of Political Relations, 1927-1932; VIII. Conclusion: Depression, Debts, and Estrangement, 1932-1933; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-43946-7

1-4237-3598-6

0-19-536490-2

1-60129-602-9

OCLC:

191935767