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Humanitarian intervention in the nineteenth century: From the battle of Navarino to the American intervention in Cuba

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Humanitarian intervention in the nineteenth century: From the battle of Navarino to the American intervention in Cuba

Alternative Title

Humanitarian Intervention in the Long Nineteenth Century: Setting the Precedent

Date

2020

Abstract

“Humanitarian intervention”, military intervention aimed at saving innocent people in foreign countries from massive human rights abuses, has fuelled a bitter debate since it entered the public debate.

The widespread view, both in Greece and abroad, is that humanitarian intervention is a post-Cold War phenomenon. However, the beginning of humanitarian intervention dates back to the 19th century, with its first manifestation being the Battle of Navarino (October 1827).

The book presents and analyses humanitarian intervention in theory and practice during the 19th century, as well as its origins in the Renaissance, with the idea of “just war” against tyranny. Particular emphasis is placed on the civilisation-barbarism dichotomy, international law (advocates and opponents of humanitarian intervention) and international political theory in relation to intervention. The four most emblematic cases of humanitarian intervention during the 19th century are also examined in detail: the Greek Revolution (1821-32), the massacres in Lebanon and Syria (1860-61), the Balkan Crisis and Bulgarian atrocities (1875-78) and the US intervention in Cuba during the Cuban War of Independence (1895-98).

(Edited and translated blurb from publisher’s website)


From the description of the book, as it was published on the publisher's website (Epikentro).

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Number Of Pages - Duration

312

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All Rights Reserved

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The book was originally published in english under the title "Humanitarian Intervention in the Long Nineteenth Century: Setting the Precedent" (Manchester University Press, 2015).

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