عنوان

Britain and the origins of the new Europe, 1914-1918 /

(Number (ISBN

9780511897153 (ebook)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521090209 (paperback)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521208970 (hardback)

Number

b503006

Title Proper

Britain and the origins of the new Europe, 1914-1918 /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Kenneth J. Calder.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1976.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (viii, 268 pages) :

Other Physical Details

digital, PDF file(s)

Series Title

LSE monographs in international studies.

Text of Note

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Text of Note

In 1914 the British government was not interested in national self-determination in eastern Europe, but by November 1918 it was deeply involved with various eastern European subject nationalities and was committed by implication to their independence. This book attempts to explain this evolution in British policy in the case of the Poles, Czechoslovaks and Yugoslavs, the three most important subject nationalities in eastern Europe. The book is based primarily on the official records of the British government, which have been supplemented with material from private collections. Dr Calder argues that British policy on national self-determination developed not as a result of theoretical speculations but of the wartime relations between the government and the Polish, Czechoslovak and Yugoslav national organizations. This book traces the evolution in British relations with the Polish, Czechoslovak and Yugoslav nationality organizations from August 1914 to November 1918. It shows how the initial contacts were established and how relations developed gradually as the government sought to use these organisations in propaganda, espionage and the formation of military units. It attempts to assess the effects of this co-operation on the attitudes of British officials and the policy of the government.

Parallel Title

Britain & the Origins of the New Europe 1914-1918.

Minorities-- Europe, Eastern.

Self-determination, National.

World War, 1914-1918-- Diplomatic history.

World War, 1914-1918-- Great Britain.

Great Britain, Foreign relations, 1910-1936.

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Class number

Book number

Calder, Kenneth J.

Date of Transaction

20160421102651.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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