Britain and the Problem of International Disarmament: 1919-1934

by Kitching,Carolyn J.

• ISBN13: 9780415181990
• ISBN10: 0415181992
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-05-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This controversial study analyzes the disarmament policies of successive British governments from 1919 to 1934 and challenges the common view that Britain occupied the high moral ground by drastically reducing its armaments. Carolyn J. Kitching argues that, during this period, British disarmament policy was reactive and that the policy-makers' strategy was to avoid their international obligations for as long as possible.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	viii
Introduction	1	(6)
The concept and context of disarmament, 1919-34	7	(16)
The human element	23	(19)
The Lloyd George coalition government, 1918-22	42	(23)
The Conservative governments, 1922-3, and the first Labour government, 1924	65	(22)
The Conservative government, 1924-9	87	(28)
The Labour government, 1929-31	115	(21)
The National government, 1931-4	136	(38)
Conclusion	174	(7)
Notes	181	(26)
Bibliography	207	(9)
Index	216