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Zusatztext It is based on an impressive examination of French and some British private papers...Hayne's book is a kind micro-"bureaucratic politics" approach....Hayne's work is a veritable encyclopedia of personalities in the Quai d'Orsay before the First World. It will be of use to historians of French foreign policy before and after 1914! because apart from personalities! Hayne's work recalls the continuity in French diplomacy before and after the First World War. Klappentext This is the first full scholarly history of the French Foreign Ministry - the Quai d'Orsay - in the years between the Fashoda Crisis and the First World War. In this intensively researched study, M. B. Hayne examines the bureaucratic machinery of the Quai d'Orsay, its policies, and its personnel. He explores the ideas and influence of leading diplomats and administrators, their prejudices, and their aims; and traces the often complex relationships between successive Foreign Ministers and the functionaries of the Quai d'Orsay. Dr Hayne's analysis throws much light on French policy and actions during the July Crisis, and makes a significant contribution to the debate over the origins of the First World War. Zusammenfassung This is the first full scholarly history of the French Foreign Ministry - the Quai d'Orsay - in the years between the Fashoda Crisis and the First World War. In an intensively researched study, M. B. Hayne examines the bureaucratic machinery of the Quai d'Orsay, its policies, and its personnel. He explores the ideas and influence of leading diplomats and administrators, their prejudices, and their aims; and traces the often complex relationships between successive Foreign Ministers and the functionaries of the Quai d'Orsay. His analysis throws much new light on French policy and actions during the July Crisis, and makes a significant contribution to the debate over the origins of the First World War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations; Introduction; The foreign ministry at the end of the nineteenth century: Its history, structure, and practice; The Quai d'orsay and external influences 1898-1914; Delcassé and the Centrale 1898-1904; Delcassé and the ambassadorial elite 1898-1904; Foreign policy under Delcassé 1898-1904; The first Moroccan crisis 1904-1906; The 1907 reforms; Pichon's first ministry 1906-1909; Internal disarray and external crisis: The Quai d'Orsay and the second Moroccan crisis 1904-1911; Poincaré, Pichon, and Doumergue at the Quai d'Orsay 1912-1914; The Quai d'Orsay and the July crisis of 1914; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index....
