Genoa, Rapallo, and European Reconstruction in 1922 [Paperback]

A unique international collaboration, presenting various perspectives on the Genoa Conference of 1922.This book, a unique international collaboration, presents various perspectives on the Genoa Conference of 1922. The authors present new findings on such matters as the sensational Rapallo Treaty between Germany and Russia; the strategy of the small neutral powers; and United States policy on European debts.This book, a unique international collaboration, presents various perspectives on the Genoa Conference of 1922. The authors present new findings on such matters as the sensational Rapallo Treaty between Germany and Russia; the strategy of the small neutral powers; and United States policy on European debts.One of the largest twentieth century summit meetings, the Genoa Conference of 1922, was also a notable failure, due to the gulf between the Allies and Germany, between the West and Soviet Russia, and among the World War I victors and their small allies. This book, a unique international collaboration, presents various perspectives on the Genoa Conference: its leadership, goals, and outcome. The authors present new findings on such questions as the sensational Rapallo Treaty between Germany and Russia; the strategy of the small neutral powers; and the policy of the United States toward European debts. Readers will find contrasting as well as complementary views in this volume.Illustrations list; Maps list; Abbreviations list; Introduction; 1. Beyond revisionism: the Genoa conference of 1992 Carole Fink; 2. The Genoa conference of 1922: Lloyd George and the politics of recognition Andrew Williams; 3. A rainy day, April 16, 1922: the Rapallo treaty and the cloudy perspective for German foreign policy Peter Kr?ger; 4. Reparations in 1922 Sally Marks; 5. Germany and the United States: the concept of world economic interdependence Manfred Berg; 6. American policy toward debts and reconstruction at Genoa, 1922 Stephen A. Schuker; 7. French plans for the reconstructilcX