The Origins of the First World War [electronic resource] : Great Power Rivalry and German War Aims

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Bloomsbury Academic publish acclaimed resources for undergraduate and postgraduate courses across a broad range of subjects including Art & Visual Culture, Biblical Studies, Business & Management, Drama & Performance Studies, Economics, Education, Film & Media, History, Linguistics, Literary Studies, Philosophy, Politics & International Relations, Religious Studies, Social Work & Social Welfare, Study Skills and Theology. Visit bloomsbury.com for more information. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-29 The 1914 Debate Continues: Fritz Fischer and his Critics....Pages 30-45 Origins of the First World War....Pages 46-85 1914 — The Third Balkan War: Origins Reconsidered....Pages 86-100 World War I as Galloping Gertie: A Reply to Joachim Remak....Pages 101-127 World Policy, World Power and German War Aims....Pages 128-188 Cabinet versus Economic Warfare in Germany: Policy and Strategy during the Early Months of the First World War....Pages 189-291 Gerhard Ritter: A Patriotic Historian’s Justification....Pages 292-318 Social Darwinism as a Factor in the ‘New Imperialism’....Pages 319-342 War Guilt 1914 Reconsidered: A Balance of New Research....Pages 343-370 July 1914. Reply to a Polemic....Pages 371-385 Back Matter....Pages 386-402 The 1914 Debate Continues / James Joll -- Origins Of The First World War / Imanuel Geiss -- 1914--the Third Balkan War / Joachim Remak -- World War I As Galloping Gertie / Paul W. Schroeder -- World Policy, World Power, And German War Aims / Fritz Fischer -- Cabinet Versus Economic Warfare In Germany / Egmont Zechlin -- Gerhard Ritter / Karl-heinz Janssen -- Social Darwinism As A Factor In The New Imperialism / H.w. Koch -- War Guilt 1914 Reconsidered / Karl Dietrich Erdmann -- July 1914 / Egmont Zechlin. Edited By H.w. Koch. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [387]-395. Some Articles Translated From The German. The 1914 debate continues / James Joll Origins of the First World War / Imanuel Geiss 1914 the third Balkan War / Joachim Remak World War I as Galloping Gertie / Paul W. Schroeder World policy, world power, and German war aims / Fritz Fischer Cabinet versus economic warfare in Germany / Egmont Zechlin Gerhard Ritter / Karl-Heinz Janssen Social Darwinism as a factor in the "new imperialism" / H.W. Koch War guilt 1914 reconsidered / Karl Dietrich Erdmann July 1914 / Egmont Zechlin.