This study of appeasement in the early 20th century looks beyond the machinations of foreign policy to the underlying domestic, political, and economic motivations. It describes how the British government worked towards an Anglo-German peace accord until Churchill became Prime Minister

zlib/Society, Politics & Philosophy/Politics/Scott Newton/Profits of Peace : The Political Economy of Anglo-German Appeasement_29094249.pdf

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

Clarendon Press

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Oxford [England], England, 1996

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-210) and index.

This Bold New Interpretation Of Anglo-german Appeasement Challenges Existing Accounts, Both Orthodox And Revisionist, By Focusing On The Economic Motivations Behind Appeasement Rather Than On The Workings Of Foreign Policy. Scott Newton Argues That Appeasement Stemmed From The Determination Of Interwar Administrations, Particularly That Of Neville Chamberlain, To Protect The Liberal-capitalist Status Quo Established On The Collapse Of Lloyd George's Attempts At Reconstruction After 1918. Newton Shows That The Government, Aided And Abetted By The Bank Of England, The City, And Large-scale Industry, Maintained Its Search For Detente Well Beyond The Outbreak Of War, Up Until Churchill Became Prime Minister In May 1940. The Author Goes On To Reveal That Certain Circles Within The Establishment Loyal To The Prewar Order Continued Their Efforts To Reach Agreement With Germany Even After 1940. The Hess Affair Represents The Appeasers' Last Throw: The Subsequent Entry Of The Ussr And The Usa Into The Conflict Guaranteed The Impossibility Of A Separate Anglo-german Settlement, And Combined With War Socialism At Home To Open The Door To A New Era Characterized By The Welfare State And The Anglo-american Special Relationship.--jacket. Pt. 1. The Liberal-conservative Consensus. 1. The Failure Of Reconstruction And The Political Economy Of Normalcy, 1914-1931. 2. Crisis And Restabilization, 1931-1937 -- Pt. 2. The German Challenge And The Search For A Settlement, 1933-1940. 3. The Genesis Of Appeasement, 1933-1938. 4. The Climax Of Appeasement, 1938-1939. 5. The Approach Of War, March-september 1939 -- Pt. 3. War And Peace, 1939-1941. 6. Limited War And The Search For A Compromise Peace, September 1939-may 1940. 7. Total War And The Search For A Negotiated Peace, 1940-1941. 8. Conclusion. Scott Newton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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