The Unfinished Peace after World War I : America, Britain and the Stabilisation of Europe, 1919-1932 (Hardcover)

Prologue: the truncated peace of Versailles and its consequences, 1919?23; 1. The wider challenges: the legacy of the 'Great War' and the era of imperialism; 2. Wilson, Lloyd George and the quest for a 'peace to end all wars'; 3. The ill-founded peace settlement of 1919; 4. The escalation of Europe's post-Versailles crisis, 1920?23; Part I. The Anglo-American Stabilisation of Europe, 1923?4: 5. Towards a progressive transformation of European politics: the reorientation of American stabilisation policy, 1921?3; 6. Towards transatlantic co-operation and a new European order: the reorientation of British stabilisation policy, 1922?4; 7. The turning point - the Anglo-American intervention in the Ruhr crisis; 8. From antagonism to accommodation: the reorientation of French and German postwar policies, 1923?4; 9. The two paths to the London conference: the Dawes process and the recasting of European international politics; 10. The first 'real' peace settlement after World War 1: the London agreement of 1924 and the consequences of the 'economic peace'; Part II. Europe's Nascent Pax Anglo-Americana, 1924?5: 11. The dawning of a progressive Pax Americana in Europe?; 12. Towards the Locarno pact - Britain's quest for a new European concert, 1924?5; 13. Regression? US policy and the 'political insurance' of Europe's 'economic peace'; 14. Beyond irreconcilable differences? German and French approaches to Locarno; 15. The path to Locarno - and its transatlantic dimension; 16. The second 'real' peace settlement after World War I: the Locarno conference and the emergence of a new concert of Europe; Part III. The Unfinished Transatlantic Peace Order: the system of London and Locarno, 1926?9; 17. Sustaining peaceful change and stability - the challenges of the latter 1920s; 18. Progressive visions and limited commitments: American stabilisation efforts in the era of London and Locarno; 19. 'Reciprocity'? Britain as 'honest broker' in the Locarno system; 20. The new European concert - and its limits; 21. The quest for a 'final postwar agreement' at Thoiry; 22. Towards a peaceful change of Polish-German relations?; 23. Achievements and constraints - the European security system of the latter 1920s; 24. No 'new world order' - the limits of the Kellogg-Briand Pact; 25. Towards the young process - the final bid to fortify the system of London and Locarno; 26. The last 'grand bargain' after World War I - the Hague Settlement of 1929; Epilogue; Conclusion.