Germany and the causes of the First World War [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Hewitson

• Autore: Hewitson Mark
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; New York, : Berg, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• 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.: 9910450993503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Legacy of the Great War.