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Humanitarian Intervention in the Long Nineteenth Century

Setting the Precedent

Alexis Heraclides Ada Dialla

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English
Manchester University Press
19 November 2018
This book is a comprehensive presentation of humanitarian intervention in theory and practice during the course of the nineteenth 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 attention to the lesser known Russian dimension.

The book begins by tracing the genealogy of the idea of humanitarian intervention to the Renaissance, evaluating the Eurocentric gaze of the civilisation-barbarity dichotomy, and elucidates the international legal arguments of both advocates and opponents of intervention, as well as the views of major political theorists. It then goes on to examine four cases as humanitarian interventions: the Greek War of Independence (1821-31), the Lebanon and Syria (1860-61), the Bulgarian atrocities (1876-78), and the U.S. intervention in Cuba (1895-98). -- .
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Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   386g
ISBN:   9781526133823
ISBN 10:   1526133822
Series:   Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Alexis Heraclides is Professor of International Relations and Conflict Resolution at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens. Ada Dialla is Assistant Professor of European History at the Athens School of Fine Arts

Reviews for Humanitarian Intervention in the Long Nineteenth Century: Setting the Precedent

'Sadly, the book is of acute relevance today, at a time when, amidst the ruins of states that have crumbled, humanitarian crises have broken out the world over. The book will be of interest not only to scholars of Ottoman history and international relations in the nineteenth century, but also to politicians and experts dealing with humanitarian intervention as both a concept and practice.' Krisztian Csaplar-Degovics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Historical Review 5, No 4 (2016) -- .


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