Locarno Revisited: European Diplomacy 1920-1929 (Diplomats and Diplomacy)

This collection of essays examines European politics and diplomacy in the 1920s, with special emphasis on the Treaty of Locarno of 1925, often seen as the 'real' peace treaty at the end of the First World War.Contributors discuss the diplomacy of the principle countries that signed the Treaty of Locarno in 1925 and consider the issues of greatest importance to the study of European history in the 1920s. They also assess whether the treaty could be seen as the 'real' peace treaty with Germany at the end of the First World War. Key chapters include: Locarno, Britain and the Security of Europe; Locarno: Early Test of Fascist Intentions; Locarno and the Irrelevance of Disarmament.'Locarno diplomacy' meant different things to each of the countries involved. The inability of contemporaries to arrive at a working consensus about what the treaty was intended to achieve weakened it and paved the way for its destruction. Unlike the Paris Peace Conference, however, the Treaty of Locarno and the era of diplomacy to which it gave its name, were not always seen as flawed. Until 1945, they were held up as one of the high points of European diplomacy in the 1920s. This book asks whether it is still appropriate to under-rate the importance of the Treaty of Locarno Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 Series Editor’s Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 11 Notes on Contributors......Page 12 Introduction......Page 15 NOTE......Page 21 1 Locarno, Britain and the Security of Europe......Page 22 NOTES......Page 33 2 The Quest for a New Concert of Europe: British Pursuits of German Rehabilitation and European Stability in the 1920s......Page 37 NOTES......Page 50 3 Austen Chamberlain and the Negotiation of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928......Page 55 NOTES......Page 65 4 Locarno: Early Test of Fascist Intentions......Page 69 I......Page 70 II......Page 75 III......Page 76 NOTES......Page 77 5 Poincare, Briand and Locarno: Continuity in French Diplomacy in the 1920s......Page 80 NOTES......Page 87 6 The Franco-Soviet Negotiations of 1924-27......Page 89 NOTES......Page 96 7 Germany, Russia and Locarno: The German-Soviet Trade Treaty of 12 October 1925......Page 98 NOTES......Page 111 8 Stresemann: A Mind Map......Page 115 NOTES......Page 123 9 Locarno and the Irrelevance of Disarmament......Page 126 NOTES......Page 135 10 Taming or Demonising an Aggressor: The British Debate on the End of the Locarno System......Page 138 NOTES......Page 149 Afterword......Page 152 NOTES......Page 156 Appendix I: Summary of Part I of the terms of reference for the Dawes Committee......Page 158 Appendix II: Pact of Locarno, 16 October 1925......Page 164 Index......Page 169 This Collection Of Essays Examines European Politics And Diplomacy In The 1920s, With Special Emphasis On The Treaty Of Locarno Of 1925, Often Seen As The 'real' Peace Treaty At The End Of The First World War.--jacket. Forewor Michael Dockrill -- Series Editor's Preface / Erik Goldstein -- Introduction / Gaynor Johnson -- 1. Locarno, Britain And The Security Of Europe / Jon Jacobson -- 2. The Quest For A New Concert Of Europe : British Pursuits Of German Rehabilitation And European Stability In The 1920s / Patrick O. Cohrs -- 3. Austen Chamberlain And The Negotiation Of The Kellogg-briand Pact, 1928 / Gaynor Johnson -- 4. Locarno : Early Test Of Fascist Intentions / Alan Cassels -- 5. Poincare, Briand And Locarno : Continuity In French Diplomacy In The 1920s / John Keiger -- 6. The Franco-soviet Negotiations Of 1924-27 / David R. Watson. Editor, Gaynor Johnson ; Foreword By Michael Dockrill. Chiefly Papers Presented At A Three-day Conference Held At The Bolton Institute In July, 2000. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This collection of essays examines European politics and diplomacy in the 1920s, with special emphasis on the Treaty of Locarno of 1925, often seen as the 'real' peace treaty at the end of the First World War. Contributors discuss the diplomacy of the principle countries that signed the Treaty of Locarno in 1925 and consider the issues of greatest importance to the study of European history in the 1920s. They also assess whether the treaty could be seen as the 'real' peace treaty with Germany at the end of the First World War. Key chapters include: Locarno, Britain and the Security of Europ "This collection of essays examines European politics and diplomacy in the 1920s, with special emphasis on the Treaty of Locarno of 1925, often seen as the 'real' peace treaty at the end of the First World War."--Résumé de l'éditeur Addresses fundamental questions of the inter-war yearsIssues considered from a multi-national perspectiveFirst-class range of contributors