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100 1 $aKitching, Carolyn,$d1947-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98035010
245 10 $aBritain and the Geneva Disarmament Conference :$ba study in international history /$cby Carolyn J. Kitching.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2003.
300 $avii, 230 pages ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aStudies in military and strategic history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe Problem of Disarmament in International Diplomacy 1919-34 -- $g2.$tPreparations, Policies and Personalities -- $g3.$tThe Opening of the Conference -- $g4.$tThe Bruning and Hoover Plans: 'April Tragedy' and Betrayal by the Hawks? -- $g5.$tBringing Germany Back to the Conference -- $g6.$tDrifting to Disaster -- $g7.$tThe MacDonald Plan -- $g8.$tThe French Amendments -- $g9.$tThe Final Stages -- $g10.$tConclusion.
520 1 $a"Britain's role at the Geneva Disarmament Conference has traditionally been seen as that of 'honest broker', mediating between the conflicting demands of Germany, who sought release from the disarmament restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, and France who feared a resurgent Germany. Britain maintained that she had already disarmed to the lowest level compatible with her own perceived security needs, and invited other powers to follow her example.
520 8 $aThis analysis will show that the traditional interpretation of British policy at the Conference needs to be drastically revised. Whilst publicly paying lip-service to international disarmament, the British Government privately followed policies designed to improve Britain's position relative to other major powers, seeking to increase, rather than decrease, the level of her armaments.
520 8 $aThus, Britain must bear a far larger share of responsibility for the failure of the Conference than has hitherto been assumed."--BOOK JACKET.
611 20 $aConference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments$d(1932-1934 :$cGeneva, Switzerland)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85182547
650 0 $aDisarmament$vCongresses.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102292
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1910-1936.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056715
651 0 $aEurope$xPolitics and government$y1918-1945.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045749
830 0 $aStudies in military and strategic history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002033729
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