Research Catalog

Title

The origins of the First World War / Gordon Martel.

Author

Martel, Gordon

Publication

Harlow ; New York : Longman, 2003.

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Description

xix, 155 p. : maps; 24 cm.

Summary

This book deals with the policies and the issues that brought Europe to war in 1914. The position of each of the great powers within the international framework is concisely explained. The problems confronting them are also carefully analysed, as is the influence of political and economic structures on the decision-making process. Professor Martel shows how and why the confrontational alliance system came into being and considers the impact upon it of the series of crisis that brought the major powers close to conflict in the opening years of the twentieth century. He outlines the terms and obligations that these alliances entailed and discusses the extent to which they were responsible for the outbreak of war.

Series Statement

Seminar studies in history

Uniform Title

Seminar studies in history.

Subject

• 1871-1918
• Geschichte 1871
• World War, 1914-1918 > Causes
• Europe > Politics and government > 1871-1918

Genre/Form

Quelle.

Note

• Previous ed.: 1996.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The Problem -- The Outbreak of War -- Explaining Causes -- 2. The Great Powers to 1900 -- The Triple Alliance -- The Dual Alliance -- Great Britain -- 3. The European Crisis -- The Diplomatic Revolution -- The Vortex of South-eastern Europe -- 4. Assessment.

ISBN

0582438047

OCLC

• 61439499
• SCSB-12161276

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library