Jeremiah Smith, jr. and Hungary, 1924–1926: The United States, the League of Nations, and the Financial Reconstruction of Hungary

Zoltán Peterecz

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2013

Jeremiah Smith, jr. and Hungary, 1924–1926

The United States, the League of Nations, and the Financial Reconstruction of Hungary

Zoltán Peterecz

https://doi.org/10.2478/9788376560083

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Zoltán Peterecz presents in this monograph the personality and work of Jeremiah Smith, Jr. (1870–1935), the League of Nations Commissioner-General for the 1924 loan to Hungary. He deals also in extenso with the economic and political problems associated with the financial reconstruction of Hungary – both on the domestic and international scene.

In his multidimensional presentation, Zoltán Peterecz gives a vivid insight into the official and unofficial trends in the foreign policy of the United States after World War I. The author skilfully interweaves the diplomatic and economic history against the background of international events, and supports the narrative with an impressive body of diverse sources, which include archival materials, contemporary newspaper citations from a number of countries, and an extensive range of secondary sources.

The final result is a valuable, well-executed and well-written work that will be welcomed not only by students of the interwar period, but also among non-specialist readers.

Zoltán Peterecz was awarded his PhD by the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, in 2010. He specialises in American foreign policy and American-Hungarian relations in the 20th century. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of American Studies, Eszterházy Károly College, Eger, Hungary.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	4
Foreword / Acknowledgments / Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	7
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	12
Chapter 1 An American in Paris Publicly Available Download PDF	16
Chapter 2 The United States, the League of Nations, and the Postwar Financial Scene Publicly Available Download PDF	32
Chapter 3 The Beginning of the European Financial Rehabilitation Publicly Available Download PDF	53
Chapter 4 Hungary’s Appeal to the League of Nations Publicly Available Download PDF	81
Chapter 5 The Selection of Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Publicly Available Download PDF	101
Chapter 6 Raising the Hungarian Loan Publicly Available Download PDF	119
Chapter 7 The Technical Side of the Hungarian Reconstruction Publicly Available Download PDF	139
Chapter 8 The Personal Side of the Hungarian Reconstruction Publicly Available Download PDF	190
Chapter 9 Post-Reconstruction Relations between an American and Europe Publicly Available Download PDF	206
Chapter 10 The Financial Reconstructions in Europe Publicly Available Download PDF	220
Conclusion Publicly Available Download PDF	250
Index Publicly Available Download PDF	258
Appendixes Publicly Available Download PDF	262
Pictures Publicly Available Download PDF	302
Works Cited Publicly Available Download PDF	313

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Pages
- Main content: 323
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- Coloured Illustrations: 12

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Published: January 1, 2013
ISBN: 9788376560083

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Published: January 19, 2013
ISBN: 9788376560076