Screen LibraryThe origins of the First World War
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New approaches to European history |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 256 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521886338 (hbk.) 0521886333 (hbk.) 9780521713948 (pbk.) 0521713943 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | K143 |
| CLC: | K143 |
| Call Number: | K143/M959 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-249) and index. Security and expansion : the great powers and geopolitics, 1871-1914 -- The military, war, and international politics -- Public opinion and international relations -- The world economy and international politics before 1914 -- The July crisis -- Conclusion. Providing a new interpretation of the origins of the First World War, this textbook synthesises recent scholarship and introduces the major historiographical and political debates surrounding the outbreak of the war. The author argues that the war was a far from inevitable outcome of international politics in the early twentieth century and suggests instead that there were powerful forces operating in favour of the maintenance of peace. His fresh perspective on the pre-war international system takes account of new approaches to the study of international politics since the end of the Cold War and the acceleration of globalisation. |