Germany and the causes of the First World War / / Mark Hewitson
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| Autore: |
Hewitson Mark
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| Titolo: |
Germany and the causes of the First World War / / Mark Hewitson
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Berg, , 2004 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (ix, 268 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 940.3/11 |
| Soggetto topico: | World War, 1914-1918 - Causes - Germany |
| Military planning - Germany - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Germany History, Military 20th century |
| Germany Politics and government 1871-1918 | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-258) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Historiography from Fischer to Förster -- The economics of war : industrialists, financiers and landowners -- Nationalism and images of the enemy -- The politics of war : parties, the press and public opinion -- Militarism and representations of conflict -- Strategies of war : the army and the navy -- Imperialism and conceptions of diplomatic relations -- Diplomacy and war : Chancellor, Kaiser and Foreign Office -- The July crisis : brinkmanship and war -- Germany and the question of guilt. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | How can we understand what caused World War I? What role did Germany play? This book encourages us to re-think the events that led to global conflict in 1914.Historians in recent years have argued that German leaders acted defensively or pre-emptively in 1914, conscious of the Reich's deteriorating military and diplomatic position. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Germany and the causes of the First World War |
| ISBN: | 1-4725-7810-4 |
| 1-282-54542-6 | |
| 9786612545429 | |
| 1-4294-0901-0 | |
| 1-84520-729-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827064503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Legacy of the Great War.