| Britain and the Origins of the First World War 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Steiner, Zara (Author), Neilson, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 033373467X ISBN-13: 9780333734674 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Taking into account the scholarship of the last 20 years, this new edition rejects recent arguments that Britain went to war out of either weakness, fear of an "invented" German menace, or fears for the Empire. Instead, while placing greater emphasis than before on the role of Russia, Zara S. Steiner and Keith Neilson maintain the view that Britain was forced into the war in order to preserve the European balance of power and Britain's favorable position within it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 940.311 |
| LCCN: 2002031272 |
| Series: Making of the Twentieth Century |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.4" W x 8.36" (0.98 lbs) 341 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - British Isles |