Armaments And The Coming Of War

Zusatztext It has a full scholarly apparatus! with footnotes conveniently at the foot of the page - today unusual! but very welcome. The Journal of the Victorian Military Society (June 1997) Klappentext The global impact of the First World War dominated the history of the first half of the twentieth century. This major reassessment of the origins of the war! based on extensive original research in several countries is the first full analysis of the politics of armaments in pre-1914 Europe. Drawing on insights from political science! the book offers a fresh conceptual framework for the origins of the First World War! and provides a thought-provoking case-study of the broader relationships between armaments and international conflict. Zusammenfassung The global impact of World War I dominated the history of the first half of the 20th century. This major reassessment of the origins of the war, based on extensive original research in several countries, is a full analysis of the politics of armaments in pre-1914 Europe.

Product details

• Authors: David Stevenson, Professor David Stevenson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.04.2000
• EAN: 9780198208310
• ISBN: 978-0-19-820831-0
• No. of pages: 475
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europe, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, International Relations, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Arms negotiation and control, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater, Arms trade