The German Idea of Militarism - Radical and Socialist Critics 1866 1914

This 1994 book examines the development of the modern idea of militarism from the 1860s until the outbreak of World War I.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Anti-Militarist Tradition: 1. The Reich, democracy and cheap government; 2. National interest and national defence; 3. Karl Kautsky's theory of militarism; Part II. The New Militarism: 4. Karl Liebknecht and the end of democratic anti-militarism; 5. The economics of armament; 6. The turn to pacifism, 1907-14; Conclusion.

Summary

This 1994 book examines the development of the modern idea of militarism from its inception in the 1860s until the outbreak of World War I. Imperial Germany witnessed a major controversy over the issue, as the arms race and the military-industrial complex displaced more traditional concerns about authoritarian rule, and militarism gradually acquired its modern meaning.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Stargardt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2010
• EAN: 9780521420105
• ISBN: 978-0-521-42010-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 559 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration