Caught in the middle : neutrals, neutrality, and the First World War /
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| Imprint: | Amsterdam : Aksant, 2011. |
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| Description: | vii, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies of the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation ; 3 Studies of the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation ; 3. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8511723 |
| Summary: | 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.<br> 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 based on new research from Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Spain and the USA. The result is the first comparative study in English on First World War neutrality.<br> The contributors cover not only several countries involved, but also multiple aspects of the concept of neutrality: political, economic, cultural and legal. They reassess the notion of neutrality and the role of neutrals during the First World War, making this collection of great value to all scholars of both neutrality, the history of individual neutral countries, and of the war itself. |
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| Item Description: | Collection of essays based on papers presented at the conference 'The First World War and the end of neutrality?', held at the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD) in Amsterdam on 5-6 March 2009. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789052603704 9052603707 |
