British Foreign Policy during the Curzon Period, 1919-24 [Hardcover]

A wide-ranging and authoritative study of British foreign policy in the critical years after the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Policy towards Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey, the Middle East, United States and Far East is examined alongside such themes as the role of Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and Cabinet in policy formulation. The evolution and execution of policy is set alongside the limitations imposed on British statesmen by the dominions, armed forces, economic weakness and domestic politics.Acknowledgements - Introduction - Lord Curzon and the Foreign Office - Western European Security - Eastern Europe: Cordon Sanitaire or Powder-Keg? - The Bolshevik Empire - Turks versus Greeks in Asia Minor - The Arab Middle East - Persia and the Persian Problem - Imperial Security in the Mediterranean - Britain, the United States and the Far East - Conclusion: Aims, Constraints, Criticisms - Abbreviations used in Notes on Sources - Notes on Sources - Select Bibliography - IndexG.H.BENNETT