{"product_id":"the-unfinished-peace-after-world-war-i-america-britain-and-the-stabilisation-of-europe-1919-1932-paperback-9780521723435","title":"The Unfinished Peace after World War I; America, Britain and the Stabilisation of Europe, 1919–1932 (Paperback) 9780521723435","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Unfinished Peace after World War I\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerica, Britain and the Stabilisation of Europe, 1919–1932\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA revisionist account of the role of America and Britain in Europe from 1919–32.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatrick O. Cohrs (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521723435, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 February 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e708 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm, 1.1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a challenging, demanding and ultimately rewarding new look at this decisive era. It will not end the debates but it will mean that participants must redefine their examinations.' Contemporary Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a highly original and revisionist analysis of British and American efforts to forge a stable Euro-Atlantic peace order between 1919 and the rise of Hitler. Patrick Cohrs argues that this order was not founded at Versailles but rather through the first 'real' peace settlements after World War I - the London reparations settlement of 1924 and the Locarno security pact of 1925. Crucially, both fostered Germany's integration into a fledgling transatlantic peace system, thus laying the only realistic foundations for European stability. What proved decisive was that key decision-makers drew lessons from the 'Great War' and Versailles' shortcomings. Yet Cohrs also re-appraises why they could not sustain the new order, master its gravest crisis - the Great Depression - and prevent Nazism's onslaught. Despite this ultimate failure, he concludes that the 'unfinished peace' of the 1920s prefigured the terms on which a more durable peace could be founded after 1945.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue: the truncated peace of Versailles and its consequences, 1919–23\u003cbr\u003e 1. The wider challenges: the legacy of the 'Great War' and the era of imperialism\u003cbr\u003e 2. Wilson, Lloyd George and the quest for a 'peace to end all wars'\u003cbr\u003e 3. The ill-founded peace settlement of 1919\u003cbr\u003e 4. The escalation of Europe's post-Versailles crisis, 1920–23\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Anglo-American Stabilisation of Europe, 1923–4: 5. Towards a progressive transformation of European politics: the reorientation of American stabilisation policy, 1921–3\u003cbr\u003e 6. Towards transatlantic co-operation and a new European order: the reorientation of British stabilisation policy, 1922–4\u003cbr\u003e 7. The turning point - the Anglo-American intervention in the Ruhr crisis\u003cbr\u003e 8. From antagonism to accommodation: the reorientation of French and German postwar policies, 1923–4\u003cbr\u003e 9. The two paths to the London conference: the Dawes process and the recasting of European international politics\u003cbr\u003e 10. The first 'real' peace settlement after World War 1: the London agreement of 1924 and the consequences of the 'economic peace'\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Europe's Nascent Pax Anglo-Americana, 1924–5: 11. The dawning of a progressive Pax Americana in Europe?\u003cbr\u003e 12. Towards the Locarno pact - Britain's quest for a new European concert, 1924–5\u003cbr\u003e 13. Regression? US policy and the 'political insurance' of Europe's 'economic peace'\u003cbr\u003e 14. Beyond irreconcilable differences? German and French approaches to Locarno\u003cbr\u003e 15. The path to Locarno - and its transatlantic dimension\u003cbr\u003e 16. The second 'real' peace settlement after World War I: the Locarno conference and the emergence of a new concert of Europe\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Unfinished Transatlantic Peace Order: the system of London and Locarno, 1926–9\u003cbr\u003e 17. Sustaining peaceful change and stability - the challenges of the latter 1920s\u003cbr\u003e 18. Progressive visions and limited commitments: American stabilisation efforts in the era of London and Locarno\u003cbr\u003e 19. 'Reciprocity'? Britain as 'honest broker' in the Locarno system\u003cbr\u003e 20. The new European concert - and its limits\u003cbr\u003e 21. The quest for a 'final postwar agreement' at Thoiry\u003cbr\u003e 22. Towards a peaceful change of Polish-German relations?\u003cbr\u003e 23. Achievements and constraints - the European security system of the latter 1920s\u003cbr\u003e 24. No 'new world order' - the limits of the Kellogg-Briand Pact\u003cbr\u003e 25. Towards the young process - the final bid to fortify the system of London and Locarno\u003cbr\u003e 26. The last 'grand bargain' after World War I - the Hague Settlement of 1929\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909144666392,"sku":"9780521723435","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521723435i_ad4496ab-8036-4bcf-a5fa-a9213e97dc5e.jpg?v=1691380530","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-unfinished-peace-after-world-war-i-america-britain-and-the-stabilisation-of-europe-1919-1932-paperback-9780521723435","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}