Searching for Security in a New Europe: The Diplomatic Career of Sir George Russell Clerk

by Gerald J. Protheroe

Overview

Drawing on an array of archival material, this study sheds light on Sir George Russell Clerk, an important, yet forgotten figure in British and European diplomatic history.

During the First World War, Clerk was a senior Foreign Office official strongly sympathetic to the cause of the 'oppressed nationalities' of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This biographical study focuses on the most significant part of Clerk’s career, his role as a nation-builder in post-war Europe until his eventual downfall at the hands of Antony Eden, and retirement in 1937. This is an excellent account of the thoughts and deeds of a remarkable man in British History.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135770501
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Series:	British Politics and Society
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Gerald J. Protheroe is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Sciences at New York University and the Head of the History Department at The Browning School in New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Empire, world war and a New Europe 1898–1919; 2 Nation-building in the New Europe: Hungary 1919; 3 Nation-building in the New Europe: Czechoslovakia 1920–6; 4 Repairing relationships: the New Turkey 1926–33; 5 ‘Ripe for a mighty enterprise’: France 1934–5; 6 The crisis of security: France 1935–7; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Editorial Reviews

'The study provides an exhaustive account of this complicated political history, describing the careers, educations, personalities, influence, and performance of the many political figures involved.' – Reference & Research Book News

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