Zoeken

Zoek op namen, gebeurtenissen of plaatsen. Hulp nodig? Bekijk de zoekhulp

Includes bibliographical references. 2 dl. (xvi, 840 p.) : ill., portr. ; 22 cm.

Lit. opg.: p. [455]-469. - Index. XVII, 499 p., [16] p. pl. : ill. ; 24 cm.

x, 92 pages ; 30 cm

Omslagtitel. 7 p. ; 23 cm.

Centre for South-East Asien studies, Hull. X, 401 p. ; 21 cm.

A century after the outbreak of the Great War, we have forgotten the central role that international law and the dramatically different interpretations of it played in the conflict's origins and conduct. Hull compares wartime decision making in Germany, Great Britain, and France, weighing the impact of legal considerations in each. Throughout, she emphasizes the profound tension between international ...

[1 volume]

For almost five years, Franklin Roosevelt's administration tried to keep America from being drawn into war with Japan. To understand why executive efforts failed, Utley analyzes the ideas and motives not only of the men at the top but also of the bureaucrats. He concludes that the United States ultimately acted on pragmatic views rooted in deeply held economic beliefs. Although Roosevelt and Secretary ...

Repr. 96 p. ; 25 cm.

In the interwar years, the United States grappled with economic volatility, and Americans expressed anxieties about a decline in moral values, the erosion of families and communities, and the decay of democracy. These issues prompted a profound ambivalence toward modernity, leading some individuals to turn to Italian fascism as a possible solution for the problems facing the country. The Machine Has ...

Met index, lit. opg. XI, 384 p. : ill. ; 25 cm