TY - BOOK AU - Hasanli,Jamil TI - Foreign policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan: the difficult road to western integration, 1918-1920 T2 - Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus SN - 9780765640499 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - DK696.8 .H3713 2016 U1 - 327.4754009/041 23 PY - 2016/// CY - London, New York, NY PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Azerbaijan KW - Xarici Işlär Nazirliyi KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Foreign relations KW - Western countries KW - პოლიტიკა KW - საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობები KW - აზერბაიჯანის საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობები 1918-1920 წწ N1 - Translation of: Azärbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyätinin xarici siyasäti, 1918-1920; Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-415) and index; The situation of the South Caucasus after the revolution of February of 1917 and the beginning of diplomatic struggles for the region -- The Trabzon and Batum conferences : the first diplomatic steps of Azerbaijan toward independence -- The announcement of independence and the first steps of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan -- The diplomatic campaign for the liberation of Baku -- Diplomatic activity of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the end of World War I and the Allied entry into Azerbaijan -- Azerbaijani diplomacy during preparations for the Paris Peace Conference -- The expansion of activities of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its first delegation, and their diplomatic initiatives at the peace conference in Versailles -- Azerbaijani diplomacy vis-a-vis claims of "indivisible Russia" and "great Armenia" -- Attitudes to the western mandate : efforts to approach France, Great Britain, and Italy -- The growing interest of the United States in the Caucasus and Azerbaijan -- Lobbying in the United States and the growth of nationalist propaganda in Western Europe -- The recognition of Azerbaijan's independence by the Allied powers in Versailles -- Azerbaijan and the international situation on the eve of the April occupation -- The April occupation of 1920 and Azerbaijani diplomacy ER -