{"product_id":"on-the-far-western-front-9780719080050","title":"On the Far Western Front","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover a new front of the First World War: the battle for domination of South America. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn every respect this is an excellent piece of work. Dehne deepens our understanding of\u003cbr\u003ethe First World War through scholarly analysis of one of its most neglected aspects. He\u003cbr\u003echallenges us to think widely about the nature of that war, the way it was fought, and the\u003cbr\u003elong lead up to it. He helps us to see the conflict in South America in the broadest way\u003cbr\u003epossible, and against broad historiographical debates. Dehne describes his aim in the\u003cbr\u003efollowing terms:\u003cbr\u003eIn short, this book globalizes a war that took place in what has been recognized as an early era\u003cbr\u003eof globalization. In doing so, it integrates the hitherto disparate histories of the First World\u003cbr\u003eWar, particularly the economic war, with those of imperialism, dependency, and national\u003cbr\u003eidentity. (p. 5)\u003cbr\u003eIn this the author has amply succeeded. This book is a good and important one.\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The rise of the Anglo-German antagonism in South America, 1900-14\u003cbr\u003e2. “What sort of patriotism is this?”  Demanding changes to the British war, August 1914-December 1915 \u003cbr\u003e3. The British government redefines Germanness\u003cbr\u003e4. The “ceaseless vigil”:  Compiling the Statutory Blacklist\u003cbr\u003e5. Fighting a “constructive” war\u003cbr\u003e6. Cloaks, Turks, the Octopus, and other Undesirables:  Travails of the trade warriors in South America\u003cbr\u003e7. How the economic war shaped South American engagement in the World War\u003cbr\u003e8. Attempting to bring Greater Britain into the post-war\u003cbr\u003eConclusion:  Remembering the Great War in South America\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884277903703,"sku":"9780719080050","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-the-far-western-front-9780719080050","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}