ISBN:
0585292035
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9780585292038
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9781612774824
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1612774822
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9781612774831
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1612774830
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 334 p
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map
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24 cm
Edition:
Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2000 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
Series Statement:
EBSCOhost eBook Collection
DDC:
327.4405
Keywords:
Great powers History 20th century.
;
Great powers History
;
20th century
;
Grandes puissances Histoire
;
20e siècle
;
Great powers History 20th century.
;
Außenpolitik
;
East Asia Foreign relations
;
France Foreign relations
;
France Foreign relations 20th century.
;
Indochina History.
;
East Asia Foreign relations
;
France
;
France Foreign relations
;
East Asia
;
France Foreign relations
;
20th century
;
Indochina History
;
Extrême-Orient Relations extérieures
;
France
;
France Relations extérieures
;
Extrême-Orient
;
France Relations extérieures
;
20e siècle
;
Indochine Histoire
;
East Asia
;
France
;
Indochina
;
East Asia Foreign relations
;
France Foreign relations
;
France Foreign relations 20th century.
;
Indochina History.
;
Frankreich
;
Ostasien
;
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books History
;
Frankreich
;
Ostasien
;
Außenpolitik
;
Frankreich
;
Ostasien
;
Außenpolitik
Abstract:
General Charles de Gaulle once said, France cannot be France without greatness. France's effort to maintain its presence as a great world power is the subject of Myopic Grandeur, the first major study of French foreign policy initiatives in the Far East from World War I until the conclusion of World War II. France emerged from World War I as the dominant power in Europe and one of the great imperial powers of the world, yet policymakers there faced a dramatic disparity between its great power aspirations and decreasing resources. The challenges presented by German, Italian, and Japanese expansion caused France to resort to diplomatic maneuvering to defend its substantial interests in the Far East and salvage its status as a major player in the region. In their attempt to reduce growing tensions in the Far East, French policymakers vainly sought support from potential allies: the isolationist United States was unconvinced of a Japanese threat, and Britain's frequently contradictory actions and vacillating policies further complicated the situation. Despite French initiatives, the handling of the Far Eastern situation prior to World War II was characterized by a lack of coordination and missed opportunities. Based upon extensive multi-archival research, John Dreifort provides clear evidence that France was not as pro-appeasement toward the Japanese as conventionally thought, and that French policymakers frequently had clearer insight into the dangers and opportunities which exited in the Far East than did statesmen of other major Western powers in the area
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-323) and index
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Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2000
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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