The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century

A History and Guide with Texts

John Grenville, Bernard Wasserstein

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781135192556
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century surveys the history of treaty-making throughout the twentieth century. It accessibly provides the texts of all the major treaties that either continue in force today, or are of historical importance. These treaties are essential for an understanding of recent history and analysis of current international relations.
The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century is truly global in scope and covers treaties of all aspects, from political and economic agreements to environmental and human rights pacts. From the great many treaties set out and discussed, examples include:
* the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
* the Pact of Steel, 1939
* the Charter of the United Nations, 1945
* the North Atlantic Treaty, 1949
* the Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, 1990
* the Belfast Agreement, 1998
* the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity, 1963
* the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.
Drawing on the previous volumes of their books on major international treaties, the authors bring the picture up to date in this definitive work with the events of the 1980s and the 1990s, many of which have rendered earlier treaties redundant. This is an invaluable resource for all those interested in modern history, politics and international relations.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Volume One
• I · The Changing Alliances and Alignments Before the First World War
• II · Secret Agreements and Treaties of the First World War
• III · THE PEACE SETTLEMENTS, 1919–23
• IV · France, Britain, Italy and Germany, 1921–33
• V · France and her Eastern Allies, 1921–39
• VI · THE SOVIET UNION AND HER NEIGHBOURS, 1919–37
• VII · The Collapse of the Territorial Settlements of Versailles, 1931–37
• VIII · From Peace to World War in Europe and Asia, 1937–41
• IX · The Grand Alliance, 1941–45
• X · The Wartime Conferences and the Surrender of Japan, 1943–45
• XI · The Peace Treaties, 1945–51
• XII · The United Nations
• XIII · The United States Treaty System
• XIV · The Soviet Treaty System
• XV · The German Question