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British capitalism at the crossroads, 1919-1932 : a study in politics, economics, and international relations
This title examines the reconstruction of the British economy in the aftermath of the First World War up until the break of the second. Using a wide range of primary sources, the author presents an account which integrates the economic, political and diplomatic events of the period.
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The great interwar crisis and the collapse of globalization
Challenging the standard narrative of Interwar International History, this account establishes the causal relationship between the global political and economic crises of the period, and offers a radically new look at the role of ideology, racism and the leading liberal powers in the events between the First and Second World Wars.
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French Foreign and Defence Policy, 1918-1940
French Foreign and Defence Policy, 1918-1940 outlines France's strategies for protection and appeasement during this period and places interwar relations in a larger European context. This book examines: * relationships with key countries such as Italy and Russia * the significance of interwar France to 20th Century European integration * the historical context of the policies * the setbacks and defeats of the period and how they should be evaluated
Robert Boyce is Senior Lecturer in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is editor (with Esmonde Robertson) of Paths to War: New Essays on the Origins of the Second World War (1989) and author of British Capitalism at the Crossroads, 1919-1932: A Study in Politics, Economics and International Relations (1987). His book, Fatal Estrangement: Franco-British Relations from Versailles to Dunkirk , is in preparation.
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Imperial dreams and national realities: Britain, Canada and the struggle for a pacific telegraph cable, 1879-1902
Although it is largely forgotten, the campaign for a Pacific cable provides an insight into the commercial and political priorities of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain, the character of inter-imperial relations, and the unacknowledged gap between imperial dreams and national realities. When it finally appeared, the Pacific cable was a model of Chamberlainite imperialism, bringing Britain and the self-governing colonies together in an actively managed public service, but it had materialised only when Britain grew worried about the state of Imperial defence, fluctuating alliances in Europe and mounting challenges overseas. British priorities were paramount and the struggle for the cable is a reminder that Britain had only very exceptionally seen fit to contribute to Imperial economic development. British interests had never been limited to the Empire and the volume of commerce and finance outside the Empire continued to grow in absolute and relative terms, even as external threats mounted. The global mercantile-financial vision of the General Post Office at its City of London headquarters, and the liberalism of the Treasury, proved more enduring than the imperial protectionist idea, which could not carry the day even while Chamberlain remained politically active. Similarly in Canada and even eventually the antipodean dominions, nationalism increasingly gained ascendancy over imperialism, except in times of manifest danger when they temporarily converged. The Pacific cable was a unique symbol of Chamberlainite imperialism, impressive in its way but also a kind of warning against moving further down this visionary collective path. (Quotes from original text)
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