Economic Diplomacy and the Origins of the Second World War: Germany, Britain, France, and Eastern Europe, 1930-1939

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Although the political and military aspects of great-power diplomacy in Eastern Europe during the interwar period have been studied extensively, the economic aspects have been relatively neglected. Drawing on documentary material that has only recently been made available, David Kaiser redresses the balance in his discussion of the expansion of German trade with Eastern Europe during the 1930s and the British and French failure to respond to it. Originally published in 1981. Contents List of Tables Preface Abbreviations I. Eastern Europe and the Western Powers, 1871-1930 II. The German Foreign Office and Southeastern Europe,1930-1932 III. The Advent of Hitler and the German Trade Treaties of 1934-1935 IV. British Trade Policy and Eastern Europe, 1931-1935 V. Political Diplomacy in Eastern Europe, 1931-1935 VI. German Trade with Eastern Europe, 1934-1937 VII. Britain and Eastern Europe, 1935-1937 VIII. France and Eastern Europe, 1935-1937 IX. 1938: Germany's Triumph X. Germany and Eastern Europe from Munich to War XI. British and French Policy from Munich to War XII. Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index