{"product_id":"the-hague-conferences-and-international-politics-18981915-9781350159679","title":"The Hague Conferences and International Politics 18981915","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaartje Abbenhuis\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Modern European History at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has published widely on the history of neutrality and internationalism, including \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Staying Neutral: The Netherlands in the First World War\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eAn Age of Neutrals: Great Power Politics 18151914\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut how does one take measure of anything as sweeping and opaque as global public opinion from over a century ago? Abbenhuis has a modern response: digital newspaper databases .. Abbenhuis’s ambitious book demonstrates the merits of this methodology. * Peace \u0026amp; Change *\u003cbr\u003eImportant for historians of international politics ... [and] also highly relevant for historians of international law ... Historians of the Low Countries, finally, will find in the book a fascinating account. * BMGN-Low Countries Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eA valuable contribution to debates about internationalism and the role of ‘public opinion’ in the conduct of diplomacy in the early twentieth century. Written in an engaging and accessible style, it will benefit students and established scholars alike. * The Journal of Strategic Studies *\u003cbr\u003eThis book rethinks the place of the Hague conferences in modern international history. The public enthusiasm for peace endowed the work of the conferences with meaning and power, with crucial political implications throughout an often violent twentieth century. In a work, leavened with wit and personality, Abbenhuis shows how the conferences brought about real political change. * William Mulligan, Senior Lecturer in History, University College Dublin, Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eHere is a compelling account of the forging of the framework of today’s global laws of war and peace. Abbenhuis writes transnational history with a light touch and a shrewd eye for a moment when the Hague became what it is today -- a synonym for the search for peace and justice. Essential reading for students of twentieth-century history. * Jay Winter, Charles J. Stille Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eIn this definitive and comprehensive study of The Hague Conferences of 1899 and 1907 and their legacies, Abbenhuis situates their accomplishments and limitations in the global “landscape of voices” that influenced them. Peace advocates, countless newspapers and books, politicians, women’s organizations, and intellectuals helped normalize a discourse of “peace through law” that has had a lasting effect on the development of international law and the regulation of state-sponsored conflict around the world. * Robert A. Nye, Professor Emeritus of History, Oregon State University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eA stimulating, informative and well-written book. * Historische Zeitschrift (Bloomsbury Translation) *\u003cbr\u003e[An] engrossing volume ... All historians of international politics will benefit from [Abbenhuis'] work. * Diplomatica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  List of Abbreviations  Acknowledgements Introduction: For The Peace of the World Chapter 1: How The Nineteenth Century Shaped the Hague Conferences  Chapter 2: The Tsar, The Rescript and The World  Chapter 3: A Coram Publies: Planning the First Hague Conference, 1899  Chapter 4: It Is Not Enough! The First Hague Conference, 1899  Chapter 5: Civilization at War, 1899 - 1906  Chapter 6: A Holy Duty: Activists for The Hague  Chapter 7: When the World Showed Up. The Second Hague Conference, 1907  Chapter 8: City of Peace: The Hague, 1907-1915  Notes Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084831289687,"sku":"9781350159679","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hague-conferences-and-international-politics-18981915-9781350159679","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}