Wars and Betweenness

"In compiling these essays, the editors aimed to gain concrete case studies on how the post-war treaties failed in Central Europe. How, although filled with Wilsonian idealism, the realities and effects of the treaties lead to a continuation of the great power politics which has plagued Europe for centuries and directly lead to the Second World War, which officially was declared over the Polish Corridor and Danzig (now Gdansk), the existence of which was hypocrisy considering the idealistic goal of 'self-determination'"—Kamil Jaronczyk, Visegrad Insight

"A powerful, imaginative, and timely account of the struggle of small states and national minorities threatened by the ambitions of great powers in a period of crisis."—Robert Gildea

"This important collection of essays shows the range of ways in which the Great Powers intervened in central European politics between 1918 and 1945. In particular, it demonstrates the links between transnational politics (manifest in cultural institutes, business enterprises, etc.) and great power competition, showing how such transnational relations facilitated the pursuit of the classic goals of power politics—security, territorial expansion, and military power. By drawing together a rich range of case studies, Wars and Betweenness breaks new ground and offers an important contribution to our understanding of not just the region, but of the conduct of international politics in the twentieth century as a whole."—William Mulligan

"Its interdisciplinary approach and focus on lesser known case studies makes Wars and Betweenness a welcome addition to the scholarship on the region, one that combines a more traditional diplomatic history approach with a broader emphasis
on entanglements and the spatial-geopolitical aspects of Great Power rivalry. With its explicit focus on "Middle Europe" as a significant area of Great Power politics between the wars, the volume reassesses the significance of minor and marginal
players in the context of the post-war settlement and contributes to recent debates on the "in-between-ness" of the space in question."—Andrei Cusco