Britain and Central Europe, 1918-1933 (Oxford Historical Monographs)

Britain and Central Europe, 1918-1933 (Oxford Historical Monographs)

This book emphasizes the key role played by Britain in restoring peace and stability in central Europe after the First World War. It focuses on the endeavors of British diplomats in the 1920s to promote political integration and economic co-operation in the Danubia region. The work traces the gradual shift in British attitudes towards the small central European states from one of active engagement to disinterest and even hostility. "Batonyu's analysis serves as a useful reminder that careful archival research can force historians to reconsider a very familiar issue--Munich--from an entirely different perspective....We can hope that he will direct his attention with this same intensity to British policies toward Central Europe for the years after 1933."-- Journal of Modern History Gábor Bátonyi is a Lecturer in History, University of Bradford.