DOING BUSINESS WITH THE NAZIS by Forbes, Neil ISBN 0714681687
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Britain's financial and economic relations with Nazi Germany during the 1930s are examined in this book, with particular focus on the crisis of uncertainty felt in Britain over the rejection of economic internationalism.
A new study of British trading with Nazi Germany before the war * Rejects the current idea of economic appeascment of Germany * Written by a leading historian * Good review coverage expected This book covers an important aspect of the history of the interwar years: Britain's financial and economic relations with the Third Reich. The work analyscs official British Policy, the interaction of government and business in Britain, and relations between British business interests and Nazi Germany. The book challenges conventional interpretations which allege that a conspiratorial programme of economic appeasement was advanced by City-based politico-economic interests. By analysing the impact of Britain's economic revolution on the nation's elitc, and alternative framework for discussion is provided. The crisis of uncertainty in Britain over the rejection of economic internationalism did not dissipate after the traumatic upheavals of 1931-1932 but rather grew in intensity in the years which followed. The effect of sterling's devaluation and the imposition of tariffs were severely destabilising. A breach with Europe was opened up. In the face of economic nationalism at home and abroad, leading figures in British commercial and political life struggled to prevent a complete breakdown in relatious with Germany - by far the most important trading partner in Europe. The study illustrates how the dilemma over Britain's changing international role was made more acute by domestic constraints. Financial and commercial interests competed with each other for influence; but such interests also had to contend with divisions within government itself. No consensus could be reached on how to redefine the national interest. The institutions of the state, confronted with the growing menace of Nazi Germany and a worscning international climate, ultimately failed to devise mechanisms which could reconcile all of the different political, economic and military-strategic considerations. The book offers, therefore, a new contribution to the wider debates on the relationship between business, politics and the state.
[edit] Book Details
[edit] Title
DOING BUSINESS WITH THE NAZIS
[edit] Author
Forbes, Neil
[edit] ISBN
0714681687
[edit] Published
01/12/2000
[edit] Publisher
Frank Cass Publishers
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
28.99 (GBP)
[edit] Typical Price Online
27.54 (GBP)
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