| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 537 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-531) and index. |
| Contents |
World wars: definition and causes / Richard F. Hamilton, Holger H. Herwig -- European wars: 1815-1914 / Richard F. Hamilton -- Serbia / Richard C. Hall -- Austria-Hungary / Graydon A. Tunstall, Jr. -- Germany / Holger H. Herwig -- Russia / David Alan Rich -- France / Eugenia C. Kiesling -- Great Britain / J. Paul Harris -- Japan / Frederick R. Dickinson -- Ottoman Empire / Ulrich Trumpener -- Italy / Richard F. Hamilton, Holger H. Herwig -- Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece / Richard C. Hall -- United States / John Milton Cooper, Jr. -- Why did it happen? / Holger H. Herwig -- On the origins of the catastrophe / Richard F. Hamilton -- Appendix A: Chronology, 1914 / Geoffrey P. Megargee -- Appendix B: Dramatis Personae -- Appendix C: Suggested readings. |
| Summary |
"This work poses an easy but perplexing question about World War I: Why did it happen? Several of the oft-cited causes are reviewed and discussed. The argument of the alliance systems is inadequate, lacking relevance or compelling force. The argument of an accident (or "slide") is also inadequate, given the clear and unambiguous evidence of intentions. The arguments of mass demands, those focusing on nationalism, militarism, and social Darwinism, it is argued, are insufficient, lacking indications of frequency, intensity, and process (how they influenced the various decisions)." "The work focuses on decision making, on the choices made by small coteries, in Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France, Britain, and elsewhere. The decisions made later by leaders in Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, the Balkans, and the United States are also explored."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1914-1918) |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history.
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Diplomatic history. |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Historiography.
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Historiography. |
| Chronological Term |
1914-1918 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hamilton, Richard F.
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Herwig, Holger H.
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| Added Title |
Origins of World War 1 |
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Origins of World War One |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Origins of World War I. 0521817358 (DLC) 2002067092 (OCoLC)49627720 |
| ISBN |
9781461944812 (electronic book) |
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1461944813 (electronic book) |
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9780511550171 (electronic book) |
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0511550170 (electronic book) |
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0521817358 |
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9780521817356 |
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9780521102186 (paperback) |
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9781107387423 (e-book) |
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1107387426 |
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