Neville Chamberlain, appeasement and the British road to war

著者

• McDonough, Frank

書誌事項

Neville Chamberlain, appeasement and the British road to war

Frank McDonough

（New frontiers in history）

Manchester University Press, 1998

• : hbk
• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-185) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780719048319

内容説明

Re-examines the controversial policy of appeasement. The text suggests that the mood of the age in British society served to support appeasement, by analyzing the cluster of military, strategic, imperial and economic forces which served to justify it. The book argues that, when Neville Chamberlain came to power, appeasement was part of a broad consensus in British society to avoid a second world war. It provides an interpretation of Chamberlain's conduct by showing how he used and abused the mood of the age to justify a selfish and ambitious policy which was idealogically prejudiced. Yet, when Hitler entered Prague in March 1939, the public mood changed, and Chamberlain found himself a prisoner of a new mood which forced him to make a tactical and half-hearted attempt to stand up to Hitler for which he had no enthusiasm. -- .

目次

• Introduction - the changing debate. Part 1 Appeasement and the British Government, 1918-1939: British foreign policy, 1918-1937
• national defence
• the impact of Chamberlain - a new direction, May 1937 - February 1938
• the impact of Chamberlain - the road to Munich, March-September 1938
• the impact of Chamberlain - the approach of war, October 1938 - September 1939. Part 2 Appeasement and British society, 1918-1939: appeasers and anti-appeasers
• the mass media, public opinion and appeasement
• economic appeasement.

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780719048326

内容説明

Re-examines the controversial policy of appeasement. The text suggests that the mood of the age in British society served to support appeasement, by analyzing the cluster of military, strategic, imperial and economic forces which served to justify it. The book argues that, when Neville Chamberlain came to power, appeasement was part of a broad consensus in British society to avoid a second world war. It provides an interpretation of Chamberlain's conduct by showing how he used and abused the mood of the age to justify a selfish and ambitious policy which was idealogically prejudiced. Yet, when Hitler entered Prague in March 1939, the public mood changed, and Chamberlain found himself a prisoner of a new mood which forced him to make a tactical and half-hearted attempt to stand up to Hitler for which he had no enthusiasm. -- .

目次

Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1. Introduction: the changing debate Part I Appeasement and British government 1918-1939 2. British foreign policy, 1918-1937 3. National defence 4. Chamberlain's new direction, May 1937-February 1938 5. The road to Munich, March-September 1938 6. The approach of war, October 1938-September 1939 Part II Appeasement and British society 1918-1939 7. Appeasers and the anti-appeasers 8. The mass media, public opinion and appeasement 9. Economic appeasement 10. Conclusion Selected documents Select bibliography Inde -- .

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA34935838
• ISBN:
  • 0719048311
  • 071904832X
• LCCN: 97015519
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Manchester
• ページ数/冊数: ix, 196 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • DC21 : 941.084
• 件名:
  • BLSH : Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940
  • LCSH : War and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Pacifism -- Public opinion
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany -- 1936-1945
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA20314592