Britain and the Origins of the New Europe 1914-1918. - CALDER, KENNETH J.
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In 1914 the British government was not interested in national self-determination in eastern Europe, but by November 1918 it was deeply involved with various eastern European subject nationalities and was committed by implication to their independence. This book attempts to explain this evolution in British policy in the case of the Poles, Czechoslovaks and Yugoslavs, the three most important subject nationalities in eastern Europe. The book is based primarily on the official records of the British government, which have been supplemented with material from private collections. Dr Calder argues that British policy on national self-determination developed not as a result of theoretical speculations but of the wartime relations between the government and the Polish, Czechoslovak and Yugoslav national organizations. This book traces the evolution in British relations with the Polish, Czechoslovak and Yugoslav nationality organizations from August 1914 to November 1918. It shows how the initial contacts were estab...
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1976Uitgever: Cambridge University Press268 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0521208971ISBN-13: 9780521208970Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original publisher's red paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: x, 268pp., map, chapternotes & references, conclusion, general bibliography, index. Cambridge-London-New York-Melbourne, Cambridge University Press. 1976 [Auteur: CALDER, KENNETH J.] [Jaar: 1976] [Titel: Britain and the Origins of the New Europe 1914-1918.]
