Scandinavia and the Great Powers 1890 1940

Klappentext
At the beginning of the twentieth century Scandinavia lay on the margin of European power politics, but with the polarisation of international relations in the era of the two world wars, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden became the point where the spheres of influence of three great powers - Great Britain, Germany and Russia - intersected. In this book, Patrick Salmon uses his extensive research in British, German and Scandinavian archives to examine the position of the Nordic countries in the great-power rivalries and conflicts of the period 1890--1940. However, it does not treat the Nordic countries merely as passive victims. It seeks to show that, despite the disparity in strength between the great powers and the small states of northern Europe, the latter had means of adapting to great-power pressures and even influencing the policies of their formidable neighbours.

Zusammenfassung
This comprehensive study examines the changing position of the Nordic states in twentieth-century international relations. Focusing on their relations with Great Britain, Germany and Russia, Patrick Salmon examines the role Scandinavia played in the military plans and the economic policies of the great powers before and during the two world wars.

Inhalt
Preface; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Definitions; Map; Introduction; 1. The end of isolation: Scandinavia and the modern world; 2. Scandinavia in European diplomacy 189914; 3. The war of the future: Scandinavia in the strategic plans of the great powers; 4. Neutrality preserved: Scandinavia and the First World War; 5. The Nordic countries between the wars; 6. Confrontation and co-existence: Scandinavia and the great powers after the First World War; 7. Britain, Germany and the Nordic economies 191636; 8. Power, ideology and markets: Great Britain, Germany and Scandinavia 193339; 9. Scandinavia and the coming of the Second World War; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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