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Decisions for war, 1914-1917 /
"This work poses an easy but perplexing question about World War I - Why did it happen? Several of the oft-cited causes are reviewed and discussed. The argument of the alliance systems is inadequate, most agreements lacking compelling force. The argument of an accident (or "slide") is...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005, ©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This work poses an easy but perplexing question about World War I - Why did it happen? Several of the oft-cited causes are reviewed and discussed. The argument of the alliance systems is inadequate, most agreements lacking compelling force. The argument of an accident (or "slide") is also inadequate, given the clear and unambiguous evidence of intentions. The arguments of mass demands - those focusing on nationalism, militarism, and social Darwinism - it is argued, are insufficient, lacking indications of frequency, intensity, and process (how they influenced the various decisions). Decisions for War focuses on the choices made by small coteries, in Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France, Britain, and elsewhere."--Jacket |
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| Notas: | Abridgment of: The origins of World War I / edited by Richard F. Hamilton, Holger H. Herwig. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) : 1 map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511082223 9780511082221 0511121768 9780511121760 0511196784 9780511196782 9780511081774 0511081774 9780511804854 0511804857 1280163186 9781280163180 9786610163182 6610163189 |