The art of staying neutral : the Netherlands in the First World War, 1914-1918 / Maartje M. Abbenhuis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abbenhuis, Maartje.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Netherlands.

World War, 1914-1918.

Neutrality--Netherlands--History--20th century.

Neutrality.

Netherlands--History--Wilhelmina, 1898-1948.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Art of Staying Neutral offers a fascinating insight into the problems and challenges associated with neutrality in an age of 'total war'. It explains how the Netherlands upheld and protected its non-belligerency during the First World War despite constant interference from its warring neighbours. Staying neutral was an artform that the Dutch managed to master through clever diplomacy, conscientious adherence to international laws, comprehensive mobilisation of its armed forces, regular patrols of its territorial boundaries, careful policing of its citizens, and a decisive measure of good fortune. The Art of Staying Neutral makes important contributions to the study of neutrality and the domestic history of the Netherlands in this seminal world event.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record and e-publication, viewed February 7, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-403) and index.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-3.0 Unported CC BY-NC 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

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ISBN:

1-04-079587-0

1-003-70533-2

1-04-080079-3

1-280-95822-7

9786610958221

90-485-0393-0

1-4294-5416-4

9781003705338

OCLC:

85831125

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.5117/9789053568187

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access