Humanitarian intervention in the long nineteenth century Setting the precedent
A comprehensive presentation of humanitarian intervention in theory and practice during the course of the 19th century. Through four case studies, it sheds new light on the international law debate and the political theory on intervention, linking them to ongoing issues, and paying particular attent...
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| Format: | eBook |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press
2015.
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| Series: | Humanitarianism (Series)
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009844137206719 |
Table of Contents:
- Front matter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- 1 Humanitarian intervention today
- Part I Theory
- Introduction
- 2 The origins of the idea of humanitarian intervention
- 3 Eurocentrism, 'civilization' and the 'barbarians'
- 4 International law and humanitarian intervention
- 5 Intervention and non-intervention in international political theory
- Part I Theory
- Introduction
- 6 Intervention in the Greek War of Independence, 1821-32
- 7 Intervention in Lebanon and Syria, 1860-61
- 8 The Bulgarian atrocities
- 9 The Balkan crisis of 1875-78 and Russia
- 10 The US and Cuba, 1895-98
- Part III Conclusion
- 11 Assessment
- Select bibliography on international law until 1945
- Select bibliography
- Index
