| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 257 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: the European powers in the late nineteenth century : The balance of power and the Concert of Europe. The great powers. The flanking powers : Britain and Russia. The central powers: Austria( -Hungary) and (Prussia- )Germany. France. The lesser powers: Italy and Turkey. The rising powers: Japan and the United States. 1. International relations: Biarritz to the Berlin Post, 1865-1875 : The war of 1866, Sadowa and the policy of pourboires. Franco-Prussian relations, 1867-1870. Bismarck and the Hohenzollern candidature. The Franco-Prussian war. Germany and the great powers, 1871-1875. 2. The dilemma of Bismarckian foreign policy, 1875-1887. The Near East crisis of 1875-1878. The creation of the 'Bismarckian system' 1879-1882. Pan-Slavism and revanchism. The Bulgarian crisis of 1885-1887 and the Bismarckian system. Britain and the Triple Alliance. The decline of the Bismarckian system. 3. Imperial rivalries in Africa, 1875-1898. The debate on imperialism. The scramble for Africa. Anglo-French cavalry over Egypt and west Africa in the 1880s. Confrontation on the Niger and the Nile in the 1890s. Bismarck's bid for colonies, 1884-1889. German diplomacy in Africa, 1890-1898. 4. The Far Eastern crisis of 1895-1905 and the ententes of 1904 and 1907. The western powers in China. Russian expansion in the Far East. The Boxer rising and the Manchurian crisis. The Anglo-Japanese alliance of 1902. The Anglo-French entente of 1904. The origins of the Russo-Japanese war. The Anglo-Russian entente of 1907. 5. Weltpolitik, the navy and Anglo-German relations, 1897-1913. Interpretations of Weltpolitik. Weltpolitik in action. The failure of Weltpolitik. Naval rivalry. The search for a naval agreement. Anglo-German relations. 6. Crises and tension, 1905-1913. The Moroccan crisis of 1905-1906. The Agadir crisis of 1911. The Bosnian crisis of 1908-1909. The Balkan wars, 1912-1913. The 'German Problem' on the eve of the 1914 war. 7. The great powers and the July crisis 1914. The Austro-Serb conflict. Russia and the Balkans. Germany and the policy of 'calculated risk'. Britain and the failure of mediation. France and the absence of restraint. Military planning, mobilization and the cult of the offensive. The origins of the First World War. The German Problem, 1919-1925 |
| Summary |
This is a lucid and well-structured text dealing with key issues in international affairs from the period of German unification to the aftermath of World War I. It: * Provides excellent explanation and analysis of the central issues * Clarifies a notoriously complex period of international history * Updates traditional books in this field of 19th and 20th century diplomatic/international history * Takes a thematic approach * Leads students through the main events and reviews recent trends in historical debate and scholarship * Includes an annotated bibliography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World politics -- 19th century.
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World politics -- 1900-1945.
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Imperialism -- History -- 19th century
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Imperialism -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century.
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Diplomatic relations
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Imperialism
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World politics
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Außenpolitik
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Imperialismus
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Imperialisme.
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Buitenlandse betrekkingen.
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1871-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054515
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Germany
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Westmächte
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Deutschland
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136152283 |
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1136152288 |
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1299698328 |
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9781299698321 |
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9781315003825 |
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1315003821 |
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9781136152443 |
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113615244X |
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9781136152368 |
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1136152369 |
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9781138160682 |
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1138160687 |
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