The sleepwalkers : how Europe went to war in 1914 /: how Europe went to war in 1914. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christopher Clark.
• Other Names: Clark, Christopher M
• Contents: Roads to Sarajevo. Serbian ghosts. Murder in Belgrade ; 'Irresponsible elements' ; Mental maps ; Separation ; Escalation ; Three Turkish wars ; The conspiracy ; Nikola Pašić reacts ; The empire without qualities. Conflict and equilibrium ; The chess players ; Lies and forgeries ; Deceptive calm ; Hawks and doves -- One continent divided. The polarization of Europe, 1887-1907. Dangerous liaison : the Franco-Russian Alliance ; The Judgement of Paris ; The end of British neutrality ; Belated empire : Germany ; The Great Turning Point? ; Painting the devil on the wall ; The many voices of european foreign policy. Sovereign decision-makers; Who governed in St Petersburg? ; Who governed in Paris? ; Who governed in Berlin? ; The troubled supremacy of Sir Edward Grey ; The Agadir Crisis of 1911 ; Soldiers and civilians ; The press and public opinion ; The fluidity of power ; Balkan entanglements. Air strikes on Libya ; Balkan helter-skelter ; The wobbler ; The Balkan Winter Crisis of 1912-13 ; Bulgaria or Serbia? ; Austria's troubles ; The Balkanization of the Franco-Russian Alliance ; Paris forces the pace ; Poincaré under pressure ; Last chances : détente and danger, 1912-1914. The limits of détente ; 'Now or never' ; Germans on the Bosphorus ; The Balkan inception scenario ; A crisis of masculinity? ; How open was the future? ; Murder in Sarajevo. The assassination ; Flashbulb moments ; The investigation begins ; Serbian responses ; What is to be done? ; The widening circle. Reactions abroad ; Count Hoyos goes to Berlin ; The road to the Austrian ultimatum ; The strange death of Nikolai Hartwig ; The French in St Petersburg. Count de Robien changes trains ; M. Poincaré sails to Russia ; The poker game ; The ultimatum. Austria demands ; Serbia responds ; A 'local war' begins ; Warning shots. Firmness prevails ; 'Its' war this time' ; Russian reasons ; :Last days. A strange light falls upon the map of Europe ; Poincaré returns to Paris ; Russia mobilizes ; The leap into the dark ; 'There must be some misunderstanding' ; The tribulations of Paul Cambon ; Britain intervenes ; Belgium ; Boots.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Harper
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxi, 697 pages), illustrations, maps, portraits
• Subjects: 940.3/11; HISTORY / Military / World War I; World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes; World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history; Europe; World War I; Diplomatic history; Politics and government; War -- Causes; European History; Europe -- History -- 1871-1918; Europe -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918; Europe; Electronic books; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780062199225; 0062199226; 9780718192952; 0718192958
• Related ISBNs: 9780061146657; 006114665X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-666) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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