The Ruhr Crisis 1923-1924 [Hardcover]

Conan Fischer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198208006 | ISBN-13: 978-0198208006 | Publication Date: June 12, 2003

This study of the 1923 Ruhr crisis makes plain the devastating human and political cost of France's abortive attempt to extract reparations from Germany by force. Economic ruin combined with moral and political crisis left the Weimar Republic hopelessly compromised. This is one of the great untold tragedies of European history which paradoxically contained the seeds of the contemporary European Union. It is a ground-breaking contribution to the history of inter-war Germany.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`This book is an absolute must for serious students of the diplomatic history of Europe in general and france in particular during the tragic interwar period.' Eric A. Arnold JR., University of Denver

`This fascinating and detailed study of the Ruhr crisis begins with the background against which the occupation took place, including France's historic belief that the Rhine was its natural frontier and Clemenceau's view that the Rhineland would never need to be evacuated because Germany would never pay the reparations demanded by the Treaty of Versailles.' History

About the Author

Conan Fischer is a Professor of European History, University of Strathclyde.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198208006
• ISBN-13: 978-0198208006
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,119,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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