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Colombia and World War I: The Experience of a Neutral Latin American Nation During the Great War and Its Aftermath, 19141921
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication date
June 12, 2014
Pages
137
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780739187739
ISBN-10
0739187732
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 8 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Original list price
$75.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In the horrific conflict of 1914â1918 known first as âThe Great Warâ and later as World War I, Latin American nations were peripheral players. Only after the U.S. entered the fighting in 1917 did eight of the twenty republics declare war. Five others broke diplomatic relations with Germany, while seven maintained strict neutrality. These diplomatic stances, even those of the two actual belligerentsâBrazil and Cubaâdid little to tip the balance of victory in favor of the allies, and perhaps that explains why historians have paid scant attention to events in Latin America related to the war. Nevertheless, it is still remarkable that Percy Alvin Martinâs classic account, Latin American and the War, first published in 1925, remains the standard text on the topic.
This book attempts to redress this gap by taking a fresh look at developments between 1914 and 1921 in one of the neutral nationsâColombia. This period, which coincides with the presidency of José Vicente Concha (1914â1918) and his successor, Marco Fidel Suárez (1918â1921), is filled with momentous developments not only in foreign policy, when Colombian diplomats pressured by German, British and U.S. propaganda struggled to maintain strict neutrality, but also on the domestic scene as the newly installed Conservative regime faced political and economic crises that sparked numerous and violent protests. Rausch's examination of the administrations of Concha and Suárez supports Martinâs assertion that even those countries neutral in the Great War were not immune from its effects.
This book attempts to redress this gap by taking a fresh look at developments between 1914 and 1921 in one of the neutral nationsâColombia. This period, which coincides with the presidency of José Vicente Concha (1914â1918) and his successor, Marco Fidel Suárez (1918â1921), is filled with momentous developments not only in foreign policy, when Colombian diplomats pressured by German, British and U.S. propaganda struggled to maintain strict neutrality, but also on the domestic scene as the newly installed Conservative regime faced political and economic crises that sparked numerous and violent protests. Rausch's examination of the administrations of Concha and Suárez supports Martinâs assertion that even those countries neutral in the Great War were not immune from its effects.
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from Lexington Books (June 12, 2014); titled "Colombia and World War I: The Experience of a Neutral Latin American Nation During the Great War and Its Aftermath, 1914â1921"
9780739187739 | details & prices | 137 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $75.00
About: In the horrific conflict of 1914â1918 known first as âThe Great Warâ and later as World War I, Latin American nations were peripheral players.
About: In the horrific conflict of 1914â1918 known first as âThe Great Warâ and later as World War I, Latin American nations were peripheral players.
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