Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

The Decline of Bismarck's European Order: Franco-Russian Relations 1875-1890

Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Historie

In an attempt to discover some of the underlying origins of World War I, the eminent diplomat and writer George Kennan focuses on a small sector of offstage events to show how they affected the drama at large long before the war even began. In the introduction to his book George Kennan tells us, "I came to see World War I . . . as the great seminal catastrophe of this century--the event which . . . lay at the heart of the failure and decline of this Western civilization." But, he asks, who could help being struck by the contrast between this apocalyptic result and the "delirious euphoria" of the crowds on the streets of Europe at the outbreak of war in 1914! "Were we not," he suggests, "in the face of some monstrous miscalculation--some pervasive failure to read correctly the outward indicators of one's own situation?" It is from this perspective that Mr. Kennan launches a "micro-history" of the Franco-Russian relationship as far back as the 1870s in an effort to determine the motives that led people "to wander so blindly" into the horrors of the First World War.

© 2020 Princeton University Press (E-bog): 9780691218274

Release date

E-bog: 1. september 2020

Andre kan også lide...

  1. The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860–1900: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 Duncan Bell
  2. The Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions Arno J. Mayer
  3. Revolutionary Ideas: An Intellectual History of the French Revolution from The Rights of Man to Robespierre Jonathan Israel
  4. Out of Ashes: A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century Konrad H. Jarausch
  5. Dissolution: The Crisis of Communism and the End of East Germany Charles S. Maier
  6. The Imperial Nation: Citizens and Subjects in the British, French, Spanish, and American Empires Josep M. Fradera
  7. Broken Lives: How Ordinary Germans Experienced the 20th Century Konrad H. Jarausch
  8. A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World Erika Rappaport
  9. The Princeton Companion to Atlantic History Joseph C. Miller
  10. Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company, 1600–1757 Emily Erikson
  11. The First Total War: Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It David A. Bell
  12. Hoax: The Popish Plot That Never Was Victor Stater
  13. The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War Udi Greenberg
  14. Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions Maurizio Isabella
  15. The Wars of the Lord: The Puritan Conquest of America's First People Matthew J. Tuininga
  16. Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire Judith Herrin
  17. American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century Gary Gerstle
  18. Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium Judith Herrin
  19. On This Day in Politics: Britain's Political History in 365 Days Iain Dale
  20. Women and the Reformations: A Global History Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
  21. Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era Thomas C. Leonard
  22. Puget's Sound: A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern Sound Murray Morgan
  23. The Global Bourgeoisie: The Rise of the Middle Classes in the Age of Empire Jürgen Osterhammel
  24. Mao's Army Goes to Sea: The Island Campaigns and the Founding of China's Navy Toshi Yoshihara
  25. The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775–1848: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848 Jonathan Israel
  26. Rebels in Arms: Black Resistance and the Fight for Freedom in the Anglo-Atlantic Justin Iverson
  27. Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding Hannah Farber
  28. The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941-1949 Zach Fredman
  29. Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America Jordan E. Taylor
  30. A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation – Updated Edition: Utopias of Race and Nation - Updated Edition Eric D. Weitz
  31. The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History Tonio Andrade
  32. Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in China Jeremy L. Wallace
  33. One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln’s Road to Civil War John C. Waugh
  34. Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination Adom Getachew
  35. Extinction and the Human: Four American Encounters Timothy Sweet
  36. The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968 Luke A. Nichter
  37. FDR's Gambit: The Court Packing Fight and the Rise of Legal Liberalism Laura Kalman
  38. Working-Class Americanism: The Politics of Labor in a Textile City, 1914-1960 Gary Gerstle
  39. The Rivalry Peril: How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy Van Jackson
  40. The Age of Reconstruction: How Lincoln’s New Birth of Freedom Remade the World Don H. Doyle
  41. Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir D.J. Waldie
  42. Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words With Charles Lindbergh – and the Battle to Save Democracy Paul M. Sparrow
  43. Winter in America: A Cultural History of Neoliberalism, from the Sixties to the Reagan Revolution Daniel Robert McClure
  44. The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution Yuri Slezkine

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis