TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stedman,Andrew David
ED  - Askews & Holts
TI  - Alternatives to appeasement: Neville Chamberlain and Hitler's Germany 
SN  - 9780857719065 (e-book)
AV  - DA566.7 .S7 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Chamberlain, Neville,
KW  - Politics & government
KW  - thema
KW  - European history
KW  - Second World War
KW  - International relations
KW  - United Kingdom, Great Britain
KW  - Germany
KW  - Inter-war period c 1919 to c 1939
KW  - History
KW  - Political science & theory
KW  - Diplomacy
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Causes
KW  - Politics and Government
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1936-1945
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Originally published: 2011; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781780769882; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - This study of British foreign policy before World War II systematically analyses the various alternatives to appeasement, from isolationism to collective security to outright war, and examines their origins, risks and feasibility; Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasing Hitler's Germany has been widely condemned. However, historians (and politicians) have been divided about the viability of alternative courses of action. Andrew David Stedman here charts the origins, development and viability of the various alternatives to Chamberlain's policy of appeasement. Using a wide range of sources, many previously unpublished, he provides a fascinating study of British foreign policy before World War II, surveying the main advocates of the other strategies available and outlining the complexities of each rival option. Providing a valuable new contribution to appeasement historiography, this is the first work to offer a comprehensive synthesis of all the alternatives available to Chamberlain, as well as to illuminate the policy debate within Government itself. Stedman provides a unique analysis of how realistic Chamberlain deemed each policy to be, as well as a bold assessment of strengths and weaknesses. Stedman asserts that it was understandable that Chamberlain rejected the other policies he had available to him and that, contrary to popular belief, Chamberlain did in fact consider and explore each alternative as part of his wider strategy and his foreign policy often contained elements of the rival options. Ultimately, this book shows that none of the alternatives would have maintained a lasting peace in the troubled conditions of the 1930s. Although some might have affected the favourability, timing and circumstances of conflict, war could not have been avoided given the rapid rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Also contributing to debates on the use of appeasement in the modern world, this book will be essential reading for historians of World War II and the twentieth century, as well as scholars of International Relations
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