Readership: Scholars and students of modern French, German, and European history; historians of the inter-war period and the Weimar Republic.
Conan Fischer, Professor of European History, University of Strathclyde
"[a] clearly written and persuasive micro-study" - The English Historical Review
"... a balanced study ... This book is an absolute must for serious students of the diplomatic history of Europe in general and France in particular during the tragic interwar period." - History
Acknowledgements Introduction 1: From Versailles to the Ruhr Crisis 2: Occupation 3: Heavy Industry, Labour, and the Onset of Passive Resistance 4: Civil Servants and the Onset of Passive Resistance 5: Social Dislocation during the Ruhr Crisis: Hunger and Evacuation 6: Social Dislocation during the Ruhr Crisis: Soldiers, Moral Challenges and Education 7: The High Noon of the Passive Resistance Campaign 8: The End of Passive Resistance 9: From Surrender to the Economic Councils 10: From the Micum Agreements to the Dawes Plan Conclusion Bibliography Index