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Austria-Hungary and the Origins of the First World War
Austria-Hungary and the Origins of the First World War
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A major re-examination of Habsburg decision-making from 1912 to July 1914, the study argues that Austria-Hungary and not Germany made the crucial decisions for war in the summer of 1914. Based on extensive new archival research, the book traces the gradual militarization of Austro-Hungarian foreign policy during the Balkan Wars. The disasters of those wars and the death of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir-apparent and a force for peace in the monarchy, convinced the Habsburg elite that only a war against Serbia would end the South Slav threat to the monarchy's existence. Williamson also describes Russia's assertive foreign policy after 1912 and stresses the unique linkages of domestic and foreign policy in almost every issue faced by Habsburg statesmen.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Maps
Introduction
Austria-Hungary and the International System: Great Power or Doomed Anachronism?
The Domestic Context of Habsburg Foreign Policy Dynasty, Generals, Diplomats:
The Instruments of Habsburg Foreign Policy
Aehrenthal's Legacy: Bosnian Colonial Success and the Italo-Turkish War
The Monarch's Allies: Aggresive Berlin, Dubious Rome, Uncertain Bucharest
The Monarchy's Enemies: Serbia, Montenegro and the Triple Entente
Militant Diplomacy: The Habsburgs and the First Balkan War, August 1912-May 1913
Diplomatic Options Reconsidered: The Second Balkan War and After, June-December 1913
Austria-Hungary and the Last Months Before Sarajevo: January-June 1914 Vienna and the July Crisis
Notes and References
Bibliography
Index.
Product details
| Published | Dec 12 1990 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 290 |
| ISBN | 9780333420812 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Series | Making of 20th Century |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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