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Was Churchill correct when he claimed the Second World War could easily have been prevented if Chamberlain had not appeased Hitler? How far did Churchill and Chamberlain differ on defence and foreign policy? To what extent was Chamberlain responsible for military defeats in 1940? In this new account of appeasement, G. C. Peden addresses these questions and provides a comparative analysis of Chamberlain and Churchill's views on foreign policy and strategic priorities, explores what deterrence and appeasement meant in the military, economic and political context of the 1930s and where Chamberlain and Churchill agreed and disagreed on how best to deter Germany. Beginning in 1931 when Chamberlain became Chancellor of the Exchequer, this book explores the evolution of British policy towards Germany through to the Munich Agreement and its aftermath within the context of Britain's power to influence international affairs in the 1930s and of contemporary intelligence.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Orignal Title Page -- Orignal Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Terminology -- Introduction -- Part I The monetary System -- 1 The Nature Of Money -- Essential Properties Of Money -- Definitions Of Money: Liquid Assets, Primary And Secondary Money -- Quantity Of Money And Liquid Assets -- Liquidity -- The Value Of Money -- The Quantity Theory Of Money -- Summary -- 2 The Bank Of England -- The Organization Of The Bank Of England -- Functions Of The Bank Of England -- Relations Between The Bank Of England And The Government -- Summary -- 3 The Discount Market -- Structure Of The Loudon Discount Market -- Source Of Funds -- Functions Of The London Discount Market -- The Treasury Bill Market -- The Structure Of Interest Rates -- Summary -- 4 The Commercial Banks -- Structure Of The Commercial Banks -- Commercial Bank Operations -- Creation Of Credit -- Cash And Liquid Asset Ratios -- The Limits To The Process Of Creating Credit -- Reversibility Of Bank Expansion -- The Short Run -- The Long Term -- Other Methods Of Bank Control -- Bank Rate -- Special Deposits -- Directives, Requests Or Ear-Stroking -- Summary -- 5 Other Financial Institutions And Financial Intermediaries -- Local Authorities -- Acceptance Houses And Overseas Banks In The United Kingdom -- Acceptance Houses -- Overseas Banks In The United Kingdom -- Financial Intermediaries -- Power To Create Credit -- Credit Creation Need Not Be At The Expense Of The Banking System -- Implications For Monetary Policy -- Increase In Liquidity -- Impact On Financial Markets -- Summary -- 6 Monetary Expansion And Contraction -- Amount Of Primary And Secondary Money -- The Financing Of A Government Deficit -- Determinants Of The Government's Annual Surplus Or Deficit -- Day-To-Day Management Of Money

1. Introduction -- 2. The "psychological" and the "spiritual" : an evolutional relationship -- 3. Jung and the post-Jungians on religion : breakthroughs and limitations -- 4. Maximus and Jung on the foundations of the psyche -- 5. The directions and the stages of psychic development -- 6. The psychic functions and spiritual experience -- 7. The ultimate goal : a question of wholeness or holiness? -- 8. "Answer to job" : a dark side or an eschatological light? -- 9. Conclusion: a transdisciplinary paradigm of psychic development.