Peace in Their Time: The Origins of the Kellogg-Briand Pact

by Robert H. Ferrell and Anderson Ferrell

Book Overview

After World War I, private peace groups proliferated and rapidly became a significant force in American politics. These groups' activities were regarded by the Harding and Coolidge administrations as a bungling interference with the regular conduct of diplomacy. Ultimately, however, President Coolidge yielded to domestic pressure and the efforts of French foreign minister Aristide Briand to conclude a peace treaty. A protracted series of negotiations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393004910
• ISBN13: 9780393004915
• Release Date: November 1969
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"