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The Malvinas/Falklands War (1982): Pacific Solutions for an Atlantic Conflict

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    Identifier: imarina:9368559
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9368559
    Authors:
    Bellot, Andrea R.
    Abstract:
    Although the Malvinas/Falklands War (1982) was relatively short and did not involve a great number of losses, it stands as an important blow in the collective memory of the two nations involved: Great Britain and Argentina. For the British, it was the last “colonial” war and one which allowed Margaret Thatcher to stay in power for almost a decade after the British victory. For the Argentine, it was the only war fought and lost in the twentieth century and it brought about the fall of the dictatorship. This paper will summarise the course of events related to the war, showing how the war implied a major nationalist project for both nations since national honour and national dignity were at stake. By making use of historical publications, this paper will also explore how and why some pacific solutions were ignored before the war broke out, as well as the failure of diplomatic negotiations in putting an end to the conflict.

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    Author, as appears in the article.: Bellot, Andrea R.
    Department: Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
    URV's Author/s: Bellot, Andrea Roxana
    Keywords: history diplomatic failure Malvinas/Falklands War pacific solutions
    Abstract: Although the Malvinas/Falklands War (1982) was relatively short and did not involve a great number of losses, it stands as an important blow in the collective memory of the two nations involved: Great Britain and Argentina. For the British, it was the last “colonial” war and one which allowed Margaret Thatcher to stay in power for almost a decade after the British victory. For the Argentine, it was the only war fought and lost in the twentieth century and it brought about the fall of the dictatorship. This paper will summarise the course of events related to the war, showing how the war implied a major nationalist project for both nations since national honour and national dignity were at stake. By making use of historical publications, this paper will also explore how and why some pacific solutions were ignored before the war broke out, as well as the failure of diplomatic negotiations in putting an end to the conflict.
    Thematic Areas: Sociology Media studies and communication Literature Interdisciplinary research in the social sciences Interdisciplinary research in the humanities Human geography and urban studies History General o multidisciplinar Gender studies Film and theatre studies Environmental studies Cultural studies Art and art history Antropología
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 1988-5946
    Author's mail: andrearoxana.bellot@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-0561-2132
    Record's date: 2024-12-14
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Coolabah. 10 20-30
    APA: Bellot, Andrea R. (2013). The Malvinas/Falklands War (1982): Pacific Solutions for an Atlantic Conflict. Coolabah, 10(), 20-30. DOI: 10.1344/co20131020-30
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2013
    Publication Type: Journal Publications

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    Sociology
    Media studies and communication
    Literature
    Interdisciplinary research in the social sciences
    Interdisciplinary research in the humanities
    Human geography and urban studies
    History
    General o multidisciplinar
    Gender studies
    Film and theatre studies
    Environmental studies
    Cultural studies
    Art and art history
    Antropología

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