TY - BOOK AU - Post,Gaines TI - Dilemmas of Appeasement: British Deterrence and Defense, 1934–1937 T2 - Cornell Studies in Security Affairs SN - 9781501735202 PY - 2019///] CY - Ithaca, NY : PB - Cornell University Press, KW - International Studies KW - Political Science & Political History KW - Security Studies KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International) KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; PART I. From Disarmament to Rearmament, 1934-1935 --; 1. First Steps toward Rearmament --; PART II. The Mediterranean Crisis, July-December 1935 --; 2. The Italo-Ethiopian War --; 3. Coercion Abroad and Coordination at Home --; PART III. The Rhineland Crisis, January-May 1936 --; 4. Defense Policy and the German Question --; 5. Buying Time --; PART IV. The Search for Coherence, June 1936-MAY 1937 --; 6. Foreign Policy at Risk --; 7. From Baldwin to Chamberlain --; Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access N2 - This book offers fresh perspectives on British appeasement, grand strategy, and policymaking in a crucial and much-debated period. Gaines Post Jr. reexamines how British leaders planned foreign policy and imperial defense as they faced the increasing likelihood of war with the dictatorial regimes of Germany, Italy, and Japan UR - https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501735202 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501735202 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501735202/original ER -