1st Edition
Sovereignty In Dispute The Falklands/malvinas, 14931982
208 Pages
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Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
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"The Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands-a peaceful haven for land and sea birds and once a profitable paradise for whalers and seal hunters-erupted into the headlines on April 2, 1982. The armed conflict between Britain and Argentina that continued during the following two months was but one more stage in a long-standing struggle over the sovereignty of the islands, a conflict dating back to colonial... Read more
Also of Interest -- Preface -- Introduction -- Who Discovered the Islands? -- The Falklands Come of Age -- British Might Makes Right -- Britain Strengthens Its Hold on the Islands -- The Pot Begins to Boil -- The Falklands/Malvinas Question in the United Nations -- Britain and Argentina Try Bilateral Negotiation -- Negotiations Become More Difficult -- Margaret Thatcher Takes Over -- The Falklands Break into World Headlines -- Epilogue: An Evaluation -- A Brief Chronology of the Falklands/Malvinas
Biography
Fritz L. Hoffmann is professor emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder, where he taught Latin American history from 1937 to 1975. Olga Mingo Hoffmann has taught Spanish language and literature and Latin American history.
