Product Description

"The Origins of the First World War" is a concise introduction to one of the major historical controversies. This pamphlet: surveys the roots of the conflict; assesses the legacy of Bismarck's diplomacy; outlines the assassination crisis; focuses on influences affecting individual countries; and examines the historical debate. This edition includes a new introduction, a chronology of the key events and an update on the historical debate explaining the directions in which the historiography is heading.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #395843 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

Like the curate's egg!
The book is fairly typical of the traditional approach to the theme. It sets out relatively clearly both the long term and short-term causes of the war in a dispassionate and somewhat uninteresting way. Some of the material is well presented but to my mind is over-condensed. The section 'The Historical Debate' is probably useful to a first year undergraduate who hasn'd done much work on the subject. In fact, the series itself appears to be a set of cribs for students who want to avoid the hard graft of academic research and reading. With only 56 pages under its belt, its price is somewhat excessive§