Origins of the First World War

Name: Origins of the First World War
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ISBN: 9780582423794

ISBN-10: 0582423791

ISBN-13: 9780582423794

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: James Joll, Gordon Martel

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'This succinct and, above all, admirably clear volume...will be essential reading for all students of the subject, from the sixth form onwards. It is written with lightness of touch and an eye for the telling anecdote that will commend it to the general reader too.' British Book News (about the second edition)James Joll's study is not simply another narrative, retracing the powder trail that was finally ignited at Sarajevo. It is an ambitious and wide-ranging analysis of the historical forces at work in the Europeof 1914, and the very different ways in which historians have subsequently attempted to understand them. The importance of the theme, the breadth and sympathy of James Joll's…

Book details

List price: $65.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



List of Maps


Preface to the Third Edition


Preface to the Second Edition



Introduction



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



Conclusion


Further Reading


Maps


Index