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GB POLICY WEIMAR REPUBLIC C
By Newton
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Using a vast array of private papers, Dr Newton reveals the inner workings of British policy-making: the long-standing reluctance to make any commitment to German democratization; the overwhelmingly hostile response to the socialist-led German Revolution; the shunning and starvation of the new socialist government; the support for the resuscitation of a degree of militarism to deal with 'Bolshevism' inside Germany; and the battle to achieve the only real concession made to Germany - the minorrelaxation of the economic blockade, in March 1919, to allow emergency food relief.
British policy towards the `new Germany' was forged in an atmosphere of great tension. The `moderates', especially strong in the intelligence services, who recommended policies of reconciliation, faced powerful ultra-patriotic and economic pressure groups, supported by the popular press who had long insisted upon a policy of aggrandizement in order to smother anticipated unrest in post-war Britain. Britain's decision-makers vacillated for months. With many misgivings, they eventually opted fora `harsh' treaty, in spite of an emerging consensus among the intelligence `experts' in favour of a moderate peace to consolidate Germany's transition to democracy. Douglas Newton shows how domestic political priorities triumphed over expert opinion, with ominous consequences for the fate of Germandemocracy and for the rest of Europe.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
496
Release Date:
1997-10-01
Publication Date:
2012-03-07
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (UK)
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0198203144
ISBN13:
9780198203148
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Weight:
862 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
31 cm
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