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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146260803321

Autore

Abbenhuis Maartje

Titolo

The art of staying neutral [[electronic resource] ] : the Netherlands in the First World War, 1914-1918 / / Maartje M. Abbenhuis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-280-95822-7

9786610958221

90-485-0393-0

1-4294-5416-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

940.533509492

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Netherlands

Neutrality - Netherlands - History - 20th century

Netherlands History Wilhelmina, 1898-1948

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record and e-publication, viewed February 7, 2019.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-403) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.