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Caught in the Middle: Neutrals, Neutrality and the First World War (Amsterdam University Press - Studies of the Netherlands Institute for War Docume)
Johan Den Hertog
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Paperback. During the First World War, belligerents infringed on the rights and duties of neutrals, as these had been codified in international agreements. Both the Allies and the Central Powers pressured the neutrals to modify their policies to favour them over their adversaries. During the four-and-a-half years the war lasted, this pressure mounted until th Series: NIOD Studies on War, Holocaust, and Genocide. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JHM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354. Neutrals, Neutrality and the First World War. Series: Studies of the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation. 176 pages, Illustrated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 12. Weight: 354.
During the First World War, belligerents infringed on the rights and duties of neutrals, as these had been codified in international agreements. Both the Allies and the Central Powers pressured the neutrals to modify their policies to favour them over their adversaries. During the four-and-a-half years the war lasted, this pressure mounted until the neutrals were left with very little room to manoeuvre. More than fifty years ago, Nils Ørvik stated that this disregard for international law, combined with the relative weakness of the European neutrals, spelled the end of traditional political neutrality. Caught in the Middle discusses this thesis ... Read more
During the First World War, belligerents infringed on the rights and duties of neutrals, as these had been codified in international agreements. Both the Allies and the Central Powers pressured the neutrals to modify their policies to favour them over their adversaries. During the four-and-a-half years the war lasted, this pressure mounted until the neutrals were left with very little room to manoeuvre. More than fifty years ago, Nils Ørvik stated that this disregard for international law, combined with the relative weakness of the European neutrals, spelled the end of traditional political neutrality. Caught in the Middle discusses this thesis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
NIOD Studies on War, Holocaust, and Genocide
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789052603704
SKU
V9789052603704
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About Johan Den Hertog
Johan den Hertog is a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University. Samuël Kruizinga is a doctoral student at the University of Amsterdam and a research fellow at the National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam.
Reviews for Caught in the Middle: Neutrals, Neutrality and the First World War (Amsterdam University Press - Studies of the Netherlands Institute for War Docume)
"Caught in the Middle is een goed onderzocht en geschreven werk dat ondanks zijn ietwat overweldigende onderwerpen een aanrader is voor zowel de beginnende als gevorderde historicus. De bundel laat zien hoe je op een duidelijke manier een moeilijk betoog kunt houden, waardoor dit boek toegankelijker is dan het lijkt en een prima voorbeeld is voor historici die voor het ... Read more