France, Britain and the United States in the Twentieth Century 1900 – 1940: A Reappraisal (Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations)

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. Why is France so often neglected in the study of international relations? This book seeks to redress this balance, providing an in-depth insight into the relationship between the two Anglo-Saxon Powers, the United States (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK), and France from 1900 to the Fall of France in 1940. Drawing on a range of sources and archival material, Williams links the evolution of this complex relationship to the parallel evolution of the study and practice of international relations and suggests that the Anglo-Saxon bias within international relations has obscured the vital contribution made by France to our thinking about the subject. The differing reaction in France, the UK and the USA over the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq shows just how contemporary a topic this is, and its continued relevance to global politics Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction — The Approach Taken: Why Britain, France and the United States?....Pages 1-22 The Anglo-Saxons and the French: The Build-up to the First World War....Pages 23-55 The Allies During the First World War and Paris Peace Conference....Pages 56-93 Difficult Relations in the 1920s — of Reparations, Debts and ‘Rumo(u)rs of War’....Pages 94-132 France, Britain and the United States in the 1930s until the Fall of France....Pages 133-171 Conclusion: Britain, France and the United States in 1940....Pages 172-193 Back Matter....Pages 194-259 Why is France so often relegated to the background in studies of international relations? This book seeks to redress this balance, exploring the relationship between the United States, United Kingdom and France, and its wider impact on the theory and practice of international relations.