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 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.David Stevenson directs attention away from the Anglo-German naval race towards the competition on land between the continental armies. He analyses the defence policies of the Powers, and the interaction between the growth of military preparedness and the diplomatic crises in the Mediterranean and the Balkans that culminated in the events of July-August 1914. The thought-provoking conclusions about the relationship between armaments and international conflict offer a fresh conceptual framework for the study of the origins of the First World War.

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; Europe, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, International Relations, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, Arms trade