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Falkland Islands - fôkˈlənd, Span. Islas Malvinas, officially Colony of the Falkland Islands, group of islands (1991 pop. 2,121), 4,618 sq mi (11,961 sq km), S Atlantic, c.300 mi (480 km) E of the Strait of Magellan. The islands are administered as a British crown colony with the capital at Stanley. There are two large islands (East Falkland and West Falkland) and some 200 small ones. From 1908 to 1985 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands were dependencies of the colony. The Falklands are rather bleak, rocky moorlands, swept by wind and drenched by chill rain. The population is almost entirely British, Christian, and English-speaking.

The islands are flourishing sheep-raising centers. The economy is dependent on the export of wool and the sale of Falkland Islands postage stamps and coins. Whales and seals abound in the littoral waters and formerly were heavily hunted. There are rich fishing grounds surrounding the islands and the government began selling licenses to foreign commercial fishing operations in 1987. Oil exploration around the islands began in the early 1990s.

The British have long claimed the islands, based on probable discovery by the navigator John Davis in 1592; but they have been claimed and occupied at various times by Spain, France, and Argentina. When the seizure of an American sealing vessel in 1832 led to a U.S. punitive expedition, the British, claiming sovereignty, occupied the islands. Near the Falklands, in one of the most stirring naval engagements of World War I, the British under Sir Frederick Sturdee destroyed (Dec. 8, 1914) a German squadron under Graf von Spee. Argentina invaded the islands in 1982 over a sovereignty dispute with Great Britain, but British forces responded quickly, forcing a surrender by the Argentines within six weeks. Since the invasion Falkland Islanders have repeatedly elected legislators who oppose closer links with Argentina..

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The Falklands Conflict Twenty Years on: Lessons for the Future » Read Now
by Stephen Badsey, Mark Grove, Rob Havers. 299 pgs.

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In 2002, diplomats, politicans, civil servants, soldiers, sailors, airmen, historians, political scientists, and journalists gathered for a conference to consider the lessons of the Falklands Conflict, twenty years on. This volume presents the papers that were presented at the conference.
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The Royal Navy in the Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War: Culture and Strategy » Read Now
by Alastair Finlan. 214 pgs.

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Alastair Finlan is a Lecturer in Strategic Studies in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University. He has also lectured at the American University in Cairo, Britannia Royal Navy College, Keele University and Plymouth University.
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National Interest, National Honor: The Diplomacy of the Falklands Crisis » Read Now
by Douglas Kinney. 374 pgs.

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The Falklands crisis of 1982 offers several distinct but interrelated case studies in negotiation and third-party mediation of international conflict. This book is essentially a chronological study of the origins and nature of that crisis and of the accompanying attempts at settlement. Kinney...
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The Falklands crisis of 1982 offers several distinct but interrelated case studies in negotiation and third-party mediation of international conflict. This book is essentially a chronological study of the origins and nature of that crisis and of the accompanying attempts at settlement. Kinney discusses Argentine and British politics, the actual Argentine invasion, and the diplomatic decisionmaking involved. The book includes interviews, not available in any other source, with diplomats and officials involved in the crisis.
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The Sovereignty Dispute over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands » Read Now
by Lowell S. Gustafson. 276 pgs.

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The complex question of the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands remains far from resolved, even after the military and political events that took place from April to June 1982. The first scholarly work of its kind, this broad and dispassionate study of the causes of the South Atlantic war between...
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The complex question of the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands remains far from resolved, even after the military and political events that took place from April to June 1982. The first scholarly work of its kind, this broad and dispassionate study of the causes of the South Atlantic war between Britain and Argentina addresses the larger issues raised by the Falkland crisis and untangles a web of events and attitudes that stretch back over the past century. The book begins with a close evaluation of the two pivotal arguments: Argentina's stance that international law supports their historical right to the islands, and Britain's position that the length of their occupation of the Falklands, together with the principles of self-determination, legalized their de facto control. Gustafson then discusses how potential off-shore oil reserves, diplomacy, domestic politics, and the use of force entered into the sovereignty dispute; analyzes the effects of war on international relations; and considers possible future approaches to handling the dispute.
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Empire: The British Imperial Experience from 1765 to the Present (Chap. 30 "The Falklands War, 1982 The Remnants of Empire") » Read Now
by Denis Judd. 518 pgs.

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...Independence was in the end much more of a conflict between two nations, and two peoples...noting here that during the turmoil of the conflict between Parliament...
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Controlling Latin American Conflicts: Ten Approaches (Chap. 10 "Islas Malvinas or Falkland Islands: The Negotiation of a Conflict, 1945-1982") » Read Now
by Michael A. Morris, Victor Millan. 274 pgs.

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...Controlling Latin American Conflicts Westview Replica Editions The...Controlling Latin American Conflicts: Ten Approaches edited by...turbulent region, characterized by...
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Military Rebellion in Argentina: Between Coups and Consolidation ("The Falklands/Malvinas War" begins on p. 68) » Read Now
by Deborah L. Norden. 246 pgs.

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Argentina's recently established democracy endured the trauma of four major military uprisings between 1987 and 1990, continuing even after the rebels' original motivations faded. Exploring the causes of the rebellions and the rebel movement's development, Deborah L. Norden's Military Rebellion in...
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Argentina's recently established democracy endured the trauma of four major military uprisings between 1987 and 1990, continuing even after the rebels' original motivations faded. Exploring the causes of the rebellions and the rebel movement's development, Deborah L. Norden's Military Rebellion in Argentina underlines the inherently undefined nature of new democracies and reveals important dimensions of how coalitions are formed within the armed forces. By focusing on a military movement rather than merely separate incidents of insurrection, this study reveals central motivations that could be otherwise overlooked. Norden begins with an analysis of the relation between democracy and military insurrection in previous post-authoritarian civilian periods, then turns to Argentina's long battle against military intervention in politics. The study focuses on the internally divisive effects of the 1976-1983 military regime, which generated the intra-army cleavages that emerged during the subsequent period of civilian rule, and the civilian policies that prompted the rebels to action. At the heart of the study is an examination of the evolution of military rebellion, looking at the shift from policy-provoked reaction to more independent, politically motivated organization. Norden also explores general themes such as intransigent interventionism - and the effects of different military regimes in South America on the likelihood of democratic consolidation.
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The U.S. Measures against Argentina Resulting from the Malvinas Conflict, in American Journal of International Law » Read Now
by Domingo E. Acevedo. 22 pgs.

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...ARGENTINA RESULTING FROM THE MALVINAS CONFLICT By Domingo E. Acevedo * As a result of the conflict that broke out on April 2, 1982 between...well as impact on the outcome...
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International Crisis and Domestic Politics: Major Political Conflicts in the 1980s (Chap. 3 "The Falklands War and British Public Opinion") » Read Now
by James W. Lamare. 199 pgs.

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The essays collected in this volume examine the impact of international conflict on domestic politics in the 1980s. The findings expand upon previous crisis theories and put them into a cross-national context. Each essay presents a variant of the type of impact that international crises have on...
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The essays collected in this volume examine the impact of international conflict on domestic politics in the 1980s. The findings expand upon previous crisis theories and put them into a cross-national context. Each essay presents a variant of the type of impact that international crises have on domestic politics. Students of international relations, comparative politics and political psychology will find a wealth of material in this text.
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The Lessons of Modern War (Chap. 3 "The Falklands War") » Read Now
by Anthony H. Cordesman, Abraham R. Wagner. 471 pgs.

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The Struggle for the Falkland Islands: A Study in Legal and Diplomatic History (1927) » Read Now
by Julius Goebel Jr. 482 pgs.

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