A Century of Explanations -- The July crisis, 1914 -- The alliance system and the old diplomacy -- Militarism, armaments and strategy -- The primacy of domestic politics -- The international economy -- Imperial rivalries -- The mood of 1914.
Summary:
"This thoroughly revised edition has been updated to incorporate recent case studies, biographies, syntheses, journal articles and scholarly conferences that appeared in conjunction with the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War in 2014. Covering over a century of controversy and scholarship, The Origins of the First World War is a valuable resource for all students and scholars interested in this major conflict"-- Provided by publisher.
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