224 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
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Routledge
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Although much has been written about the conduct of the war in South Africa, very little has been written about how it was regarded on the world stage by powers both great and small. This collection of specially commissioned essays seeks for the first time to put the Boer War (1899-1902) in its international context. Each of the core chapters focuses on the perspective of one country (France,... Read more
Notes on the contributors Maps Introduction Wolfgang J. Mommsen 1. The Origins of the Boer War Peter Henshaw 2. Imperial Germany and the Boer War Martin Kroger 3. Russian Foreign Policy and the Boer War Derek Spring 4. French Foreign Policy and the Boer War Pascal Venier 5. Austria-Hungary and the Boer War F. R. Bridge 6. Italy and the Boer War Giles Ferragu 7. The United States and the Boer War William N. Tilchin 8. The Netherlands and the Boer War Martin Bossenbroek 9. Portugal and the Boer War Pedro Lains & Fernando Costa 10. The Boer War in the Context of Britain's Imperial Problems Keith Wilson 11. The British in Delagoa Bay in the Aftermath of the Boer War Sandra Ferreira 12. Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz and the Boer War Feroz Yasamee Index
Biography
Keith Wilson is Professor of International Politics at the University of Leeds.
