This book is a collection of essays by leading scholars of the international history of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that aims to explore the dynamics of the way in which diplomacy was conducted before, during and after the First World War. It is a history of the origins, nature and conduct of the so-called 'new diplomacy', a phrase often used by historians of this period but not full understood. Other key themes include changes in the way war as a diplomatic tool was viewed in this period, primarily from the perspective of the British and American governments. This book also contributes to the growing literature on how the Paris Peace Conference and the peace treaties it produced were viewed from outside as well as inside Europe.
Author(s): Gaynor Johnson (editor)
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 271
City: Newcastle upon Tyne
Contents
Introduction: Professor Alan Sharp: An Appreciation • Gaynor Johnson
1. Origins of the Anglo-American Special Relationship, 1880-1914 • Erik Goldstein
2. Between Old Diplomacy and New: Eyre Crowe and British Foreign Policy, 1914-1925 • T.G. Otte
3. The Gyrations of a Die-Hard? Lord Curzon and the Dardanelles Campaign • John Fisher
4. “That Villain Lord Sumner”? Lord Sumner, Lloyd George and Reparations at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 • Antony Lentin
5. Père la Victoire or Perdre la Victoire: Clemenceau’s Defence of the Peace Settlement • David Watson
6. The Palestine Question at the Paris Peace Conference • Carole Fink
7. New Directions in British Policy: The Challenges of Disarmament, 1918-1925 • Carolyn Kitching
8. The Lucky Ones: The Dominions, India and the League of Nations in the 1920s • Lorna Lloyd
9. Lord Robert Cecil as an Internationalist: A Mental Map • Gaynor Johnson
10. International History as Biography: The Career of Rex Leeper, 1909-1940 • Gordon Martel
11. No Way to Treat an Ancient Ally: Britain and the Portuguese Connection, 1919-1933 • Glyn Stone
Contributors
Index
