The First World War and International Politics

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-19-820281-3
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 404 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 573 g

Reihe: Clarendon Paperbacks

The First World War was a disaster whose repercussions are still felt. This book goes behind the battlefronts to focus on the politics of the war. David Stevenson explains why the governments of the day turned to violence in pursuit of their aims; why the resulting conflict expanded to global dimensions; why it could not be ended by compromise; the international significance of the Russian revolution and the entry into the war of the USA; and why the eventual peace settlement took the form it did. The First World War and International Politics sets the events of 1914-18 in the context of twentieth-century world history; it also illuminates the political background of wars in general, and illustrates Clausewitz's dictum that `war.is a true political instrument, a continuation of political activity by other means.'

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stevenson, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviations; List of maps; Introduction; The outbreak of the conflict, July-August 1914; The expansion of the conflict, August 1914-April 1917; War aims, August 1914-April 1917; The failure to compromise, March-November 1917; Resolution by force, November 1917-November 1918; The fruits of victory, November 1918-November 1920; Conclusion Notes; Bibliography; Index