In the original dust jacket. Navy cloth binding with silver title on the spine.

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Please view our photographs and read the rubric on the inside of the dust jacket. The Politics and Economics of Appeasement: British Foreign Policy in the 1930s is an influential academic monograph by historian Gustav Schmidt, translated by Jackie Bennett-Ruete and published by Berg Publishers in 1986. 

Book Overview

• Author: Gustav Schmidt
• Publisher: Berg (Leamington Spa)
• Publication Date: 1 September 1986
• Format & Dimensions: Hardcover, measuring approximately 5.6 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches (around 440 pages) 

Key Content & Historical Value

Unlike traditional histories that view Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement strategy purely through a diplomatic or moral lens, Schmidt’s work provides a comprehensive structural analysis. It argues that Britain’s foreign policy choices in the 1930s were deeply restricted by severe economic constraints, international trade weaknesses, domestic fiscal pressures, and the strategic demands of managing a global empire.

Market Value & Collectibility

Because this is a specialized, out-of-print academic volume, it is highly sought after by library collections and historians specializing in the interwar period.

• Condition: A copy in Very Good condition indicates tight binding, clean pages, and minimal shelf wear to the cloth boards or dust jacket.
• Estimated Value: On rare book marketplaces like AbeBooks or Amazon UK, copies in this condition typically command between £30 and £60 depending on the presence of the original dust jacket.