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Author Jackson, Peter, 1964- author.

Title Beyond the balance of power : France and the politics of national security in the era of the First World War / Peter Jackson.

Publication Info. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 559 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary A major new study of French foreign and security policy before, during and after the First World War.
Contents The sources of French security policy. The social dynamics of security policy making ; Two approaches to security -- War and the politics of national security, 1914-1918. The primacy of the balance of power, 1914-1916 ; The coming of a new world order, 1917 ; National deliverance and post-war planning -- Peace and security, 1918-1919. The political contexts of peacemaking, 1918-1919 ; Towards a post-war security order : the eastern settlement, economic security and the League of Nations ; The Rhineland settlement and the security of France -- Imposing security. Post-war dilemmas : enforcement or engagement? ; Briand and the emergence of a multilateral alternative, 1921 ; The politics of confrontation -- The Cartel des gauches and the 'internationalisation of security'. A new approach : arbitration, security, disarmament ; Locarno.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject National security -- France -- History -- 19th century.
National security.
France.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject National security -- France -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject France -- Foreign relations -- 1870-1940.
International relations.
Chronological Term 1870-1940
Subject France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Jackson, Peter, 1964- Beyond the balance of power 9781107039940 (OCoLC)858825176
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