The Samoan tangle : a study in Anglo-German-American relations 1878-1900 /

When Hugh Laracy reviewed this book in The Journal of Pacific History in 1978 he rightly described it as the 'product of monumental research'. Exploring the diplomatic negotiations that led to the division of the Samoan Islands between Germany, Great Britain and the USA in 1899, it is a si...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kennedy, Paul M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2011.
Colección:UQ ePress Pacific studies series.
Temas:
1800-1899
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
Samoa > Politics and government > 19th century.
Samoa > History > 19th century.
Germany > Foreign relations > History > 19th century.
United States > Foreign relations > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > History > 19th century.
Allemagne > Relations extérieures > Histoire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Germany
Great Britain
Samoa
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When Hugh Laracy reviewed this book in The Journal of Pacific History in 1978 he rightly described it as the 'product of monumental research'. Exploring the diplomatic negotiations that led to the division of the Samoan Islands between Germany, Great Britain and the USA in 1899, it is a significant study of international relations between the three late nineteenth century super powers. The Pacific Islands were pawns in an international diplomatic chess game that involved Britain's early, but often unwilling, acquisition of Pacific territory; Germany's scramble to get its share to bolster its p.
Notas:Previously published: 1974.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781921902086
1921902086

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