Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 196 Seiten)
Edition:
2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780313010552
Series Statement:
Praeger studies in diplomacy and strategic thought
Content:
Historians often ignore, treat cursorily, or relegate to footnotes specific incidents in international relations in order to facilitate the construction of a larger narrative. The contributors to this volume argue that researchers do so to their peril, as individual or seemingly isolated incidents can play significant roles in the overall course of history. Incidents are crucial in determining the mental maps that decision makers form regarding the countries and individuals with whom they interact. Incidents can either initiate or block new policies with consequences that are both far-reaching
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Introduction; 1 The Namamugi Incident and the Satsu-Ei and Bakan Wars; 2 ""Heaven knows where we shall finally drift"": Lord Salisbury, the Cabinet, Isolation, and the Boxer Rebellion; 3 Seed of Revolution: The Shandong Question in Chinese History; 4 The Syrian Revolt and Anglo-French Imperial Relations, 1925-27; 5 A Cautionary Tale: The Metro-Vickers Incident of 1933; 6 German Holidays: Sir Maurice Hankey Meets the ""Ultimate Enemy."" Nazi Indoctrination and Physical Training and the DRC's Threat Assessment
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7 The Keelung Incident and Britain's Far Eastern Strategic Foreign Policy, 1936-378 Italy's Pirate Submarine Campaign of 1937; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0275965961
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780275965969
Additional Edition:
Print version Incidents and International Relations : People, Power, and Personalities
Language:
English
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