The Samoan Tangle

By:

Paul Kennedy

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Pacific studies

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Description

When Hugh Laracy reviewed this book in The Journal of Pacific History in 1978 he rightly described it as the 'product of monumental research'. Exploring the diplomatic negotiations that led to the division of the Samoan Islands between Germany, Great Britain and the USA in 1899, it is a significant study of international relations between the three late nineteenth century super powers. The Pacific Islands were pawns in an international diplomatic chess game that involved Britain's early, but often unwilling, acquisition of Pacific territory; Germany's scramble to get its share to bolster its prestige and trading interests; and the USA's late, but insistent, demands for its place in the Pacific. What emerges in The Samoan Tangle is a detailed study of late nineteenth century international relations that reminds us how often the Pacific Islands have been used to satisfy great power plays on the other side of the globe.

Author Biography:

Paul M. Kennedy is the J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History and the director of International Security Studies at Yale University. He is the author or editor of 19 books, including The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism, The War Plans of the Great Powers, The Realities Behind Diplomacy, and The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Release date Australia

October 1st, 2011

Author

Paul Kennedy

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Edition

None ed.

Pages

325

Series

Pacific studies

Dimensions

129x198x18

ISBN-13

9781921902062

Product ID

21438022

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