Mulder, Nicholas,

The economic weapon : the rise of sanctions as a tool of modern war / Nicholas Mulder. - xiv, 434 pages : illustrations, maps

Introduction : something more tremendous than war -- I. The origins of the economic weapon -- The machinery of blockade, 1914-1917 -- The birth of sanctions from the spirit of blockade, 1917-1919 -- The peacewar, 1919-1921 -- II. The legitimacy of the economic weapon -- Calibrating the economic weapon, 1921-1924 -- Genevan world police, 1924-1927 -- Sanctionism versus neutrality, 1927-1931 -- III. Economic snactions in the interwar crisis -- Collective security against aggression, 1931-1935 -- The greatest experiment in Modern history, 1935-1936 -- Blockade-phobia, 1936-1939 -- The positive economic weapon, 1939-1945 -- Conclusion : from antidote to alternative.

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Economic sanctions--History--20th century.
Economic sanctions--History--21st century.
International economic relations--History--20th century.
International economic relations--History--21st century.
War--Economic aspects.

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