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ISBN
1405874317
EAN
9781405874311
Release Title
Origins of the First World War: Revised 3rd Edition (Seminar S...
Artist
Martel, Gordon
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1405874317
ISBN-13
9781405874311
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65919169

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
196 Pages
Publication Name
Origins of the First World War
Language
English
Subject
Military / World War I, General, Europe / General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Author
Gordon Martel
Series
Seminar Studies
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2008-005990
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
646.77
Table Of Content
Chronology Abbreviations Who's Who Glossary Maps List of plates PART ONE: ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENET 1. The Problem The outbreak of war Explaining causes 2. The Great Powers To 1900 The triple alliance The dual alliance Great Britain 3. The European Crisis The diplomatic revolution The vortex of south-eastern Europe 4. Assessment PART TWO: DOCUMENTS FURTHER READING REFERENCES
Edition Description
Revised edition,New Edition
Synopsis
Origins of the First World Warsummarizes and analyses the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Martel explains the position of each of the great powers, and their place in the system of alliances that dominated international politics. He examines the strategic and political problems that confronted each power, and the way in which society and economics influenced the decision-making process. In a clear and accessible manner, the book demonstrates: how and why the alliance system was created how it led to a network of complicated strategic commitments how an escalating series of international crises from the turn of the century fuelled preparations for war why the peculiarities of the Balkans are essential in understanding the outbreak of war in 1914 Incorporating the latest scholarship on the subject, this revised third edition provides a Guide to Further Reading, Who's Who and Glossary. The comprehensive selection of Documents include key treaties, crises and representations of popular militarism and nationalism. The book provides students with the clearest, most concise, accessible and up-to-date account of the Origins of the First World War available., Origins of the First World War summarizes and analyses the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Martel explains the position of each of the great powers, and their place in the system of alliances that dominated international politics. He examines the strategic and political problems that confronted each power, and the way in which society and economics influenced the decision-making process. In a clear and accessible manner, the book demonstrates: how and why the alliance system was created how it led to a network of complicated strategic commitments how an escalating series of international crises from the turn of the century fuelled preparations for war why the peculiarities of the Balkans are essential in understanding the outbreak of war in 1914 Incorporating the latest scholarship on the subject, this revised third edition provides a Guide to Further Reading, Who's Who and Glossary. The comprehensive selection of Documents include key treaties, crises and representations of popular militarism and nationalism. The book provides students with the clearest, most concise, accessible and up-to-date account of the Origins of the First World War available. Gordon Martel is Professor and Chair of History at the University of Northern British Columbia and Senior Research Fellow, De Montfort University, Origins of the First World War summarizes and analyses the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Martel explains the position of each of the great powers, and their place in the system of alliances that dominated international politics. He examines the strategic and political problems that confronted each power, and the way in which society and economics influenced the decision-making process. In a clear and accessible manner, the book demonstrates: how and why the alliance system was created how it led to a network of complicated strategic commitments how an escalating series of international crises from the turn of the century fuelled preparations for war why the peculiarities of the Balkans are essential in understanding the outbreak of war in 1914 Incorporating the latest scholarship on the subject, this revised third edition provides a Guide to Further Reading, Who's Who and Glossary. The comprehensive selection of Documents include key treaties, crises and representations of popular militarism and nationalism. The book provides students with the clearest, most concise, accessible and up-to-date account of the Origins of the First World War available.
LC Classification Number
D511.M269 2008

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