Unspoken allies : Anglo-Dutch relations since 1780 / Nigel Ashton and Duco Hellema (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ashton, Nigel John.

Hellema, Duco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Netherlands.

Great Britain.

Netherlands--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Netherlands.

Great Britain--Foreign economic relations--Netherlands.

Netherlands--Foreign economic relations--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides new insights into the history of relations between Britain and the Netherlands.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; The Colonial Factor in Anglo-Dutch Relations, 1780-1820; The Dutch and the British Umbrella 1813-1870; Related but Unequal Partners in Imperialism, 1870-1914; Anglo-Dutch Relations during the First World War; Anglo-Dutch Relations and the Kaiser Question, 1918-1920; The 'Tommies' or the 'Jerries': Dutch Trade Problems in the Inter-War Period; 'A Certain Liaison In Peace': Britain And Dutch Security Policy, 1933-1938; British Perceptions of the Netherlands and the Threat of War, 1938-1940; 'Goodbye, Mr. Churchill': Anglo-Dutch Relations during the Second World War

The Netherlands, Great Britain and the Indonesian Revolution, 1945-1950 Dutch-British Commercial Relations in a European Context, 1945-1960; Too Close A Friend?: The Netherlands and the First British Application to the EEC, 1961-1963; 'The Second Try': the Netherlands in Britain's Strategy for EEC Entry, 1966-1967; Anglo-Dutch Relations during the Early 1970's: The Oil Crisis; Postscript; CV's; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-97247-9

9786611972479

90-485-0585-2

OCLC:

666961764