The Writing on the Wall: The British Commonwealth and Aggression in the East 1931–1935: Routledge Revivals
Autor E. M. Andrewsen Limba Engleză Hardback – noi 2024
As the 1930s opened, the British Empire was everywhere recognised as a Great Power. Its rule extended over one-fifth of the earth’s land surface; it encompassed the largest population of any ‘State’ in the world; it controlled one-sixth of the world’s trade. In truth, the Empire was tragically fragile. Both Britain and the Dominions had disarmed to the point of impotence, so that when Japan occupied Manchuria in 1931 and attacked Shanghai, the centre of British trade in China, in the following year, they were unable to respond. British defence chiefs declared Japan’s success to be ‘the writing on the wall’. Despite these warnings, British politicians chose to appease the Japanese at the cost of seriously damaging the League of Nations, and to avoid spending money on defence in the Far East. Despite the concerns of the Dominions—Australia, New Zealand, and Canada—the scene was set for the total collapse of Britain’s Empire in the East within a decade. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of history.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781032888156
ISBN-10: 1032888156
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Revivals
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1032888156
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Revivals
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate CoreCuprins
1. The birth of the ‘Commonwealth’ 2. The new idea tested: crisis in the East, 1931–32 3. Hesitation in the League, 1932–33 4. The writing on the wall: problems of defence 5. Armaments or diplomacy: The search for security 6. The collapse of consultation 7. The Commonwealth fallacy exposed Appendix Comparative naval strengths in April 1931
Recenzii
Review of the first publication:
“The great strength of this book lies in its detailed archival research and the detached narration of events. Andrews’s emphasis on the influence of individual personalities is also laudable, as is his perceptive sketches of their backgrounds.”
— Ritchie Ovendale, University College of Wales
“The great strength of this book lies in its detailed archival research and the detached narration of events. Andrews’s emphasis on the influence of individual personalities is also laudable, as is his perceptive sketches of their backgrounds.”
— Ritchie Ovendale, University College of Wales
Notă biografică
E. M. Andrews was an Australian historian, academic and author. He taught history at Newcastle University, UK.
Descriere
First published in 1987, The Writing on the Wall tells the story of the muddle, shortsightedness and duplicity which characterised Britain’s dealings with her Pacific Dominions. It describes reactions of each Dominion and chronicles desultory responses of Canada, Australia and New Zealand to the developing crises in the North Pacific.