The First World War and International Politics (Clarendon Paperbacks) - Softcover

Stevenson, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198202814 ISBN 13: 9780198202813

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 1991

Synopsis

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.'

About this title

Review:

an important and stimulating reassessment of the politics of the First World War ... deserves to be widely read. (International Affairs)

About the Author:

David Stevenson is at London School of Economics and Political Science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0198202814
• ISBN 13: 9780198202813
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408