Europa vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg: Im Zentrum der internationalen und globalen Beziehungen agiert die Weltmacht Grossbritannien. Auf allen Ebenen der Diplomatie versucht es die alten Bündnisse der europäischen Staaten aufzubrechen. Die Geschichtswissenschaft hat diese Bemühungen b…
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 (1…
The international impact of the Boer War
The international impact of the Boer War
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 (1…
In 1902, the British government concluded a defensive alliance with Japan, a state that had surprised much of the world with its sudden rise to prominence. For the next two decades, the Anglo-Japanese alliance would hold the balance of power in East Asia, shielding Japan as it c…
In a fresh study of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, Heere examines how the British imperial system wrestled with Japan's unique status as an Asian power. 'Empire Ascendant' combines the study of diplomacy with issues of cultural representation, race, migration, and inter-imperial r…
