Between Depression and Disarmament - The International Armaments Business, 1919-1939

Jonathan A. Grant analyzes the connections between private business, disarmament, and re-armament as they affected arms procurement in Eastern Europe, 1919-1939. He sheds new light on the international history of the interwar period and expands the discussion of armaments beyond the realm of governments or peace movement activists.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The Schneider-Škoda Alliance, 1919-1930; 2. Disarmament by default, the British Arms business in Eastern Europe, 1921-1930; 3. The Škoda scandal in Romania, 1930-1934; 4. Limited modernizations and surreptitious re-armaments: the aircraft business in Eastern Europe, 1920-1930; 5. Soviet re-armament, Great Depression, and general disarmament, 1930-1933; 6. Czechs and balances, re-armament and the Switch from peace to war, 1934-41; Conclusion.

About the author

Jonathan A. Grant is Professor of Modern Russian History at Florida State University. His previous publications include Rulers, Guns and Money (2007) and Big Business in Russia (1999).

Summary

Jonathan A. Grant analyzes the connections between private business, disarmament, and re-armament as they affected arms procurement in Eastern Europe, 1919–1939. He sheds new light on the international history of the interwar period and expands the discussion of armaments beyond the realm of governments or peace movement activists.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan A Grant, Jonathan A. Grant, Jonathan A. (Florida State University) Grant, Grant Jonathan A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108448505
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44850-5
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Europe, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Industrialisation & Industrial History, Arms negotiation & control, Industrialisation and industrial history, Arms negotiation and control, Arms trade