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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822013503321

Autore

Karsh Efraim

Titolo

Neutrality and small states / / Efraim Karsh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-72847-X

1-283-84134-7

1-135-72840-2

0-203-72130-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

Routledge Revivals

Disciplina

341.6/4

Soggetti

Neutrality

States, Small

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1988 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Neutrality and Small States; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Neutrality: A Framework for Analysis; 1. Historical Development of the Conceptof Neutrality; 2. Neutrality: Definition and Characteristics; PartII: The Operative Components of the Policy of Neutrality; 3. The Positive Component of Neutral Policy; 4. The Negative Component of Neutral Policy; Part III: Preserving Neutrality: The Impact of theExternal Environment; 5. Neutrality and Geo-strategic Location; 6. Neutrality and the Balance of Power; 7. Neutrality and International Co-operation

Part IV:Neutrality in the Contemporary International System8. Between Adaptation and Dissuasion: Neutralityin Postwar Europe; 9. Neutrality and Nuclear Arms; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Originally published in 1988, this book examines the experiences of neutral states in Europe during the Second World War and in the postwar peiod. It examines both the practical and the theoretical considerations and the interface between the two, and discusses the implications of the experience of these countries for small states generally