Britain and the Ruhr Crisis

ELSPETH Y. O'RIORDAN is Lecturer at the Department of Modern History, University of St. Andrews, Fife.

• Dedication Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction The Bonar Law Cabinet and the Origins of the Crisis Benevolent Neutrality, January-April 1923 Tentative Intervention, April-July 1923 British Policy in Chaos, August-September 1923 Britain and the German Collapse, September-December 1923 Establishing the Committees of Experts, September-December 1923 Resolution, January-August 1924 Conclusion Bibliography Index

'This meticulous reappraisal of British policy towards the Ruhr occupation [of 1923-4] illuminates the increasingly unpalatable options faced by the government as the Franco-German confrontation intensified. It will surely become the definitive account of the evolution of British policy in this crucial episode which had such far-reaching consequences for the course of inter-war history.' - Ruth Henig, Dean of Arts and Humanities and Senior Lecturer in History, Lancaster University