The Washington Conference, 1921-22 : naval rivalry, East Asian stability and the road to Pearl Harbor /
The Washington Conference regulated the inter-war naval race between the world powers. In the era when it was still believed that battleships were the epitome of naval power and a sign of a country's strength, this conference led to limitations on the building of such weapons by the naval power...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Ilford, Essex, UK ; Portland, Or. :
Frank Cass,
1994.
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Colección: | Diplomacy & statecraft series,
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Washington Conference regulated the inter-war naval race between the world powers. In the era when it was still believed that battleships were the epitome of naval power and a sign of a country's strength, this conference led to limitations on the building of such weapons by the naval powers of Britain, the USA and Japan. This collection of essays deals with many aspects of the conference; the factors that caused it, the interests of the participating nations both present and future, and the results. |
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Notas: | "This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of Diplomacy & statecraft, vol. 4, no. 3 (November 1993)"--Title page verso |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781136299155 1136299157 0203043871 9780203043875 1283885204 9781283885201 |
ISSN: | 0959-2296 |