| The Art of Staying Neutral: The Netherlands in the First World War, 1914-1918 Contributor(s): Abbenhuis, Maartje (Author) |
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ISBN: 9053568182 ISBN-13: 9789053568187 Publisher: Amsterdam University Press OUR PRICE: $81.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: An insightful account of the challenges of neutrality in an era of total war, "The Art of Staying Neutral" shows how the Netherlands remained peaceful throughout World War I. This sustained neutrality, Maartje Abbenhuis demonstrates, was the result of many factors, including masterly diplomacy, careful adherence to international laws and a decisive measure of good fortune. Neutrality, however, did not come without considerable costs to the nation's economy and security. This book is a major contribution both to the study of neutrality and the domestic history of the Netherlands. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.82" W x 9.52" (1.77 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |