The origins of World War I
Discusses and examines the arguments traditionally put forward as explanations for the First World War. The book concludes with an alternative proposition for explaining the War, based on elites and coteries, their background and training, and on their unique agendas.
1 online resource (553 pages) : maps
9780521102186, 9780521817356, 9781107387423, 0521817358, 0521102189, 1107387426
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1. World wars: definition and causes Richard F. Hamilton and Holger H. Herwig; 2. The European wars: 1815–1913 Richard F. Hamilton; 3. Serbia Richard C. Hall; 4. Austria-Hungary Graydon A. Tunstall, Jr.; 5. Germany Holger H. Herwig; 6. Russia David Alan Rich; 7. France Eugenia C. Kiesling; 8. The United Kingdom J. Paul Harris; 9. Japan Frederick R. Dickinson; 10. The Ottoman empire Ulrich Trumpener; 11. Italy Richard F. Hamilton and Holger H. Herwig; 12. Bulgaria, Romania and Greece Richard C. Hall; 13. The United States John M. Cooper, Jr.; 14. Why did it happen? Holger H. Herwig; 15. On the origins of the catastrophe Richard F. Hamilton; Appendix A. Chronology; Appendix B. Dramatis personae; Appendix C. Suggested readings.
Reprinted 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007