The International Impact of the Boer War

ISBN-13: 9781902683188 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 256 str.

Opis

This collection of specially commissioned essays seeks to put the Boer War (1899-1902) in its international context. Each chapter examines the perspective of one country (Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Portugal, Russia and the US) and is written by an authority on that country. The assesses how perceptions of British policy and the future of the British Empire were altered. The Anglophobia of many of the nations' press, the activites of pro-Boer organizations, and the shaping of public and parlimentary opinion are examined alongside the official articulation and practice of imperial and defence policy.

Spis treści

Notes on the contributors Maps Introduction Wolfgang J. Mommsen 1. The Origins of the Boer War Peter Henshaw 2. Imperial Germany and the Boer War Martin Kroger 3. Russian Foreign Policy and the Boer War Derek Spring 4. French Foreign Policy and the Boer War Pascal Venier 5. Austria-Hungary and the Boer War F. R. Bridge 6. Italy and the Boer War Giles Ferragu 7. The United States and the Boer War William N. Tilchin 8. The Netherlands and the Boer War Martin Bossenbroek 9. Portugal and the Boer War Pedro Lains & Fernando Costa 10. The Boer War in the Context of Britain's Imperial Problems Keith Wilson 11. The British in Delagoa Bay in the Aftermath of the Boer War Sandra Ferreira 12. Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz and the Boer War Feroz Yasamee Index

O autorze

Keith Wilson is Professor of International Politics at the University of Leeds.