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OverviewMuch of today’s international order can be traced to the experimentations with governance that occurred in central Europe immediately after World War I. And though Western governments did not bring about the creation of Poland on their own or determine all of its eventual borders, their attempts to do so left many lingering grudges and made the years immediately following the war a crucial period in Polish and international history. Passion and Restraint examines how British, French, and American foreign policymakers interacted with Poles and the idea of an independent Poland during this period. Western policymakers knew little about Poland in 1914, but by war’s end they were drawing the new country’s borders, sending humanitarian aid, and imposing minority protections. Attitudes regarding national character and emotional restraint were central, intertwined themes in British, French, and American diplomacy during this period of Polish rebirth, and policymakers’ opinions of national character evolved based on personal experiences, political conditions, and dominant understandings of the Polish people in the early twentieth century. Amid these changing attitudes, policymakers emphasized the necessity of Polish emotional restraint. Demonstrating how emotions and stereotypes were integral to diplomatic decision-making, Passion and Restraint brings attention to these often-overlooked historical factors, advancing a new lens for the study of Polish, European, and international history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Denis ClarkPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN: 9780228011880ISBN 10: 0228011884 Publication Date: 26 July 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsDenis Clark joins the growing field of the 'history of emotions' with this well-researched, novel, and convincing analysis of perceptions and cultural predispositions in diplomacy and foreign policy-making. Volker Prott, Aston University and author of The Politics of Self-determination: Remaking Territories and National Identities in Europe, 1917-1923 “Denis Clark joins the growing field of the 'history of emotions' with this well-researched, novel, and convincing analysis of perceptions and cultural predispositions in diplomacy and foreign policy-making.” Volker Prott, Aston University and author of The Politics of Self-determination: Remaking Territories and National Identities in Europe, 1917–1923 Author InformationDenis Clark has taught at the University of Oxford and the University of Calgary. He lives in Gatineau, Quebec Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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