The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century : A History and Guide with Texts

The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century surveys the history of treaty-making throughout the twentieth century. It accessibly provides the texts of all the major treaties that either continue in force today, or are of historical importance. These treaties are essential for an understanding of recent history and analysis of current international relations. The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century is truly global in scope and covers treaties of all aspects, from political and economic agreements to environmental and human rights pacts. From the great many treaties set out and discussed, examples include: * the Treaty of Versailles, 1919 * the Pact of Steel, 1939 * the Charter of the United Nations, 1945 * the North Atlantic Treaty, 1949 * the Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, 1990 * the Belfast Agreement, 1998 * the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity, 1963 * the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. Drawing on the previous volumes of their books on major international treaties, the authors bring the picture up to date in this definitive work with the events of the 1980s and the 1990s, many of which have rendered earlier treaties redundant. This is an invaluable resource for all those interested in modern history, politics and international relations. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Volume One Introduction: INTERNATIONAL TREATIES The role of treaties The form and structure of treaties The drafting of treaties The vocabulary of treaties I. THE CHANGING ALLIANCES AND ALIGNMENTS BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR The Bismarckian foundations: Germany’s allies, 1879–1914 The Dual Alliance: France and Russia Britain, France and Russia: the road to the Triple Entente, 1904–14 The conflict in the Balkans, 1895–1914 The Powers, China and the Pacific, 1898–1914 The emergence of the United States as a world power II. SECRET AGREEMENTS AND TREATIES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR The Central Powers, 1914–18 The Allied and Associated Powers, 1914–18 The Ottoman Empire China, Japan and the Pacific The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: Eastern and Central Europe, 1917–18 III. THE PEACE SETTLEMENTS, 1919–23 The Treaty of Versailles: the peace settlement with Germany Peace treaties with Austria, Bulgaria and Hungary, 1919–20 Allied disputes and settlements The League of Nations The Allies, Turkey and Greece, 1920–23 The settlement in the Middle East China, Japan and the Pacific: the Washington Conference, 1921–22 IV. FRANCE, BRITAIN, ITALY AND GERMANY, 1921–33 The reparations question The treaties of Locarno, 16 October 1925 The Pact of Paris, 27 August 1928 Disarmament The Four Power Pact, 7June 1933 V. FRANCE AND HER EASTERN ALLIES, 1921–39 French alliances with Czechoslovakia and Poland, 1921–25 The Little Entente states and Polish–Roumanian Alliance, 1920–39 VI. THE SOVIET UNION AND HER NEIGHBOURS, 1919–37 Soviet treaties, 1921–27 Relations between the Soviet Union and Germany Treaties of non-aggression and mutual assistance in Europe, 1926–36 Soviet treaties in eastern Asia VII. THE COLLAPSE OF THE TERRITORIAL SETTLEMENTS OF VERSAILLES, 1931–37 War in Manchuria, 1931–33: the League, China and Japan Germany’s military revival, 1933–36 The formation of the Rome–Berlin Axis: Abyssinia, Spain and Austria, 1935–38 VIII. FROM PEACE TO WORLD WAR IN EUROPE AND ASIA, 1937–41 Europe 1938–39 Allied diplomacy, 1939–41 The Axis powers and the Soviet Union, 1939–41: the Winter War Asia: Japan, Russia and China, 1937–41 Asia: the United States, Britain and Japan, 1940–41 IX. THE GRAND ALLIANCE, 1941–45 Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, June 1491–June 1942 Poland, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, 1941–44 The Allies and France, 1941–45 The Allies and Italy, 1943–45 X. THE WARTIME CONFERENCES AND THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN, 1943–45 The conferences The surrender of Japan, 14 August 1945 XI. THE PEACE TREATIES, 1945–51 Peacemaking in Europe Peacemaking in eastern Asia XII. THE UNITED NATIONS The United Nation and its specialized agencies International Economic Organizations XIII. THE UNITED STATES TREATY SYSTEM The United States and the Americas The Atlantic Alliance United States treaty relations in the Far East United States treaty relations in the Middle East XIV. THE SOVIET TREATY SYSTEM Soviet treaties in eastern Europe Soviet treaties in the Third World XV. THE GERMAN QUESTION The division of Germany and the three Berlin crises The German question stabilized The reunification of Germany, 1989–90 This definitive work surveys the history of treaty-making in the 20th century, providing the texts of all the major treaties that either continue in force today, or are of historical importance. Truly global in scope and completely up-to-date, this book covers treaties of all kinds, from political and economic agreements to environmental and human rights pacts. Treaties featured include: * the Treaty of Versailles, 1919 * the Pact of Steel, 1939 * the Charter of the United Nations, 1945 * the Universal Declaration of Human Rights * the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity, 1963 * the Belfast Agreement. Edited By J.a.s. Grenville And Bernard Wasserstein. Revision Of 2 Works Issued In 1987: The Major International Treaties, 1914-1945 And The Major International Treaties Since 1945. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.