{"product_id":"alternatives-to-appeasement-andrew-david-stedman-9781848853775","title":"Alternatives to Appeasement: Neville Chamberlain and Hitler's Germany","description":"Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasing Hitler's Germany has been widely condemned. However, historians (and politicians) have been divided about the viability of alternative courses of action. Andrew David Stedman's illuminating new study of British foreign policy before World War II systematically analyses the various alternatives to appeasement - from isolationism to collective security to outright war - and examines their origins, risks and feasibility. It surveys the advocates of other strategies - including key thinkers and decision-makers such as Churchill, Eden, Amery, Beaverbrook and Halifax - and outlines the complexities of the decisions they faced, which have previously been largely overlooked. Marking a valuable new contribution to appeasement historiography, this is the first work to synthesise all the alternatives available to Chamberlain, as well as illuminating policy debate within the British government. Stedman provides a vigorous analysis of Chamberlain's assessment of each rival policy, and shows why ultimately, he opted for appeasement.\u003cbr\u003eAlso contributing to debates on the use of appeasement in the modern world, this book will be essential reading for historians of World War II and the twentieth century, as well as scholars of International Relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew David Stedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848853777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848853775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.30d","brand":"Andrew David Stedman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437113192703,"sku":"9781848853775","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd1dc6f5-787e-49c3-b9dd-f22ae748ff38.jpg?v=1777159951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alternatives-to-appeasement-andrew-david-stedman-9781848853775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}