Britain, America and the war debt controversy
Subtitle: the economic diplomacy of an unspecial relationship, 1917-1941
By: Robert Self.
Series: British politics and society
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780415350228; 9780203309834
Subjects: Debts, Public -- Great Britain; Debts, Public -- United States; World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- Great Britain; World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- United States
Description: "This volume throws new light upon a pivotal period of transition in the Anglo-American relationship and sets the stage for its equally dramatic transformation during and after the Second World War. As such, this work will be of great interest to diplomats and journalists, as well as to students and scholars of political, diplomatic, economic and international history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-250) and index.
Table of contents: title: Britain, America and the ambivalence of the 'special relationship'; title: Origins of the inter-allied war debt problem; title: Britain and the inter-allied war debt settlements; title: Economic depression and revival of the debt question; title: The British 'bombshell' : July-November 1932; title: 'To pay or not to pay, that is the question' : December 1932; title: The presidential interregnum : December 1932-March 1933; title: Counting on Roosevelt : March-July 1933; title: Drifting towards default : August 1933-June 1934; title: Epilogue : 1934-1941.