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Autore |
Hamilton Richard F. |
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Decisions for war, 1914-1917 / / Richard F. Hamilton, Holger H. Herwig [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
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1-107-13977-5 |
1-280-16318-6 |
0-511-80485-7 |
0-511-12176-8 |
0-511-08222-3 |
0-511-19678-4 |
0-511-29825-0 |
0-511-08177-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1914-1918 - Causes |
World War, 1914-1918 - Diplomatic history |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 The Great War: A Review of the Explanations; CHAPTER 2 European Wars: 1815-1914; CHAPTER 3 Austria-Hungary; CHAPTER 4 Germany; CHAPTER 5 Russia; CHAPTER 6 France; CHAPTER 7 Great Britain; CHAPTER 8 Japan; The Ottoman Empire; CHAPTER 9 Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece; CHAPTER 10 Italy; CHAPTER 11 The United States; CHAPTER 12 On the Origins of the Catastrophe; Recommended Reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Decisions for War focuses on the choices made by small coteries in Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France, Britain and elsewhere to address a common yet perplexing question: why did World War I happen? Several of the usual causes for the war are reviewed and discussed. Rather than accepting arguments of mass demands, nationalism, militarism, and social Darwinism, the book shows how in |
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each country, the decision to enter the war was made by only a handful of individuals - monarchs, ministers, military people, party leaders, ambassadors, and others. In each case, we also see separate and distinct agendas, the considerations differing from one nation to the next. The leadership of Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, the Balkans, and the United States are explored, as well as that of the major European countries involved. |
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