Incidents and International Relations People, Power, and Personalities

Name: Incidents and International Relations People, Power, and Personalities
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ISBN: 9780275965969

ISBN-10: 0275965961

ISBN-13: 9780275965969

Edition: 2002

Authors: Gregory C. Kennedy, Keith Neilson

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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 and unexpected. People make foreign policy and an understanding of what elements of an incident…

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List price: $98.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/28/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction



The Namamugi Incident and the Satsu-Ei and Bakan Wars




"Heaven knows where we shall finally drift": Lord Salisbury, the Cabinet, Isolation, and the Boxer Rebellion




Seed of Revolution: The Shandong Question in Chinese History




The Syrian Revolt and Anglo-French Imperial Relations, 1925-27




A Cautionary Tale: The Metro-Vickers Incident of 1933




German Holidays: Sir Maurice Hankey Meets the "Ultimate Enemy." Nazi Indoctrination and Physical Training and the DRC's Threat Assessment




The Keelung Incident and Britain's Far Eastern Strategic Foreign Policy, 1936-37




Italy's Pirate Submarine Campaign of 1937



Bibliography


Index


About the Contributors