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UNINA9910779456403321 |
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The Washington conference, 1921-22 : naval rivalry, East Asian stability and the road to Pearl Harbor / / editors, Erik Goldstein, John Maurer |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994 |
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1-136-29922-X |
0-203-04387-1 |
1-283-88520-4 |
1-136-29915-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 pages) |
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Collana |
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Diplomacy & statecraft series, , 0959-2296 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GoldsteinErik |
MaurerJohn H |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Disarmament |
Sea-power |
Pan-Pacific relations - History - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of Diplomacy & statecraft, Volume 4, no. 3 (November 1993)--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-311) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Evolution of British Diplomatic Strategy for the Washington Conference; The Politics of Naval Arms Limitation in Britain in the 1920s; The Pacific Dominions and the Washington Conference, 1921-22; The Evolution of the United States Navy's Strategic Assessments in the Pacific, 1919-31; The Icarus Factor: The American Pursuit of Myth in Naval Arms Control, 1921-36; From Washington to London: The Imperial Japanese Navy and the Politics of Naval Limitation, 1921-30; France and the Washington Conference |
Italian Naval Power and the Washington Conference of 1921-22; China's Place in the New Pacific Order; Arms Control and the Washington Conference; Notes on Contributors; Bibliography; Index |
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The Washington Conference regulated the inter-war naval race between the world powers. In the era when it was still believed that battleships were the epitome of naval power and a sign of a country's strength, this conference led to limitations on the building of such weapons by the |
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