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Caught in the middle : neutrals, neutrality and the First World War /
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 in favour of one side or the other. During the four-and-a-half years...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Aksant,
2011.
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| Colección: | Studies of the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation ;
3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 in favour of one side or the other. 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 neutra. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 175 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789048514717 9048514711 1283050757 9781283050753 9786613050755 661305075X |