The Second Baldwin Government and the United States, 1924-1929: Attitudes and Diplomacy

by Brian J.C. McKercher and McKercher B. J. C.

Book Overview

It has long been argued that Baldwin's second government, especially the Foreign Office led by Austen Chamberlain, was to blame for the deterioration in Anglo-American relations in 1927-9. This book argues that Austen Chamberlain, by suggesting a reduction in maritime belligerent rights, consistently worked for an improvement in relations and found the means for a settlement in 1929, though Labour's success in the general election caused the credit...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521258022
• ISBN13: 9780521258029
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"