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Author:

B©œnker, Dirk.

Title:

Militarism in a global age : naval ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I / Dirk B©œnker.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

x, 421 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Sea-power--Germany--History--19th century.
Sea-power--Germany--History--20th century.
Sea-power--United States--History--19th century.
Sea-power--United States--History--20th century.
Militarism--Germany--History--19th century.
Militarism--Germany--History--20th century.
Militarism--United States--History--19th century.
Militarism--United States--History--20th century.
Germany--History, Naval--19th century.
Germany--History, Naval--20th century.
United States--History, Naval--19th century.
United States--History, Naval--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : maritime militarism in two modern nation-states -- World power in a global age -- Big-power confrontations over empire -- Maritime force, threat, and war -- War of battle fleets -- Planning for victory -- Commerce, law, and the limitation of war -- Naval elites and the state -- Manufacturing consent -- A politics of social imperialism -- Of sciences, sea power, and strategy -- Between leadership and intraservice conflict -- Conclusion : navalism and its trajectories.

Series:

The United States in the world

ISBN:

0801450403 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801450402 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)747385735

LCCN:

2011034818

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)