Meddling in Middle Europe: Britain And the Lands Between, 1919-1925 [Paperback]

Miklos Lojko (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2006 | ISBN-10: 9637326235 | ISBN-13: 978-9637326233

This work addresses the much-ignored history of British policy towards Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland following the creation of nation states in Central Europe at the end of the First World War. Lojko convincingly argues that the absence of trust in the new political settlement and the discrediting of the traditional channels of diplomacy resulted in British influence in the region, being exerted mainly in the form of commercial and financial undertakings. While not always successful, the emergence of this new policy effected the development of diplomatic ties with these new nations. This resulted in the absence of significant diplomatic leverage, proving fatal in the late 1930's when the new system of nations was disintegrating as a result of escalating violence.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Miklos Lojko is a Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at the School of English and American Studies of Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 415 pages
• Publisher: Central European Univ Pr (March 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9637326235
• ISBN-13: 978-9637326233
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,133,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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