“One hundred years after the fateful shots rang out in Sarajevo, World War I continues to fascinate students of international politics,” writes Sean Lynn-Jones in his introduction to World War I: A Batch from International Security. Bringing together articles spanning 30 years of International Security, this Batch focuses on the causes of WWI and its lessons for today’s leaders. The authors explore such topics as the July crisis, the cult of the offensive, and economic interdependence. Dig in.
About BATCHES
The BATCHES Series from the MIT Press features collections of journal articles on themes identified by and currently resonating with readers. The collections are curated by authoritative voices in the field: editors, authors, scholars, and practitioners. Each Batch is bundled for immediate download, and the series represents the rapid, responsive innovation that the MIT Press provides to its readership.
Contents:
Series Foreword
Introduction by Sean M. Lynn-Jones
The Lessons of 1914 for East Asia Today: Missing the Trees for the Forest
Ja Ian Chong and Todd H. Hall
Domestic Coalitions, Internationalization, and War: Then and Now
Etel Solingen
The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War
Stephen Van Evera
Civil-Military Relations and the Cult of the Offensive, 1914 and 1984
Jack Snyder
Technology, Military Advantage, and World War I: A Case for Military Entrepreneurship
Jonathan Shimshoni
1914 Revisited: Allies, Offense, and Instability
Scott D. Sagan
Correspondence: The Origins of Offense and the Consequences of Counterforce
Jack Snyder and Scott D. Sagan
The Meaning of Mobilization in 1914
Marc Trachtenberg
Preferences, Constraints, and Choices in July 1914
Jack S. Levy
Correspondence: Mobilization and Inadvertence in the July Crisis
Jack S. Levy, Thomas J. Christensen, and Marc Trachtenberg
The New History of World War I and What It Means for International Relations Theory
Keir A. Lieber
Correspondence: Defensive Realism and the "New" History of World War I
Jack Snyder and Keir A. Lieber
Trading on Preconceptions: Why World War I Was Not a Failure of Economic Interdependence
Erik Gartzke and Yonatan Lupu
Language
English
Pages
512
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
The MIT Press
Release
September 07, 2014
World War I: A Batch from International Security (MIT Press Batches)
“One hundred years after the fateful shots rang out in Sarajevo, World War I continues to fascinate students of international politics,” writes Sean Lynn-Jones in his introduction to World War I: A Batch from International Security. Bringing together articles spanning 30 years of International Security, this Batch focuses on the causes of WWI and its lessons for today’s leaders. The authors explore such topics as the July crisis, the cult of the offensive, and economic interdependence. Dig in.
About BATCHES
The BATCHES Series from the MIT Press features collections of journal articles on themes identified by and currently resonating with readers. The collections are curated by authoritative voices in the field: editors, authors, scholars, and practitioners. Each Batch is bundled for immediate download, and the series represents the rapid, responsive innovation that the MIT Press provides to its readership.
Contents:
Series Foreword
Introduction by Sean M. Lynn-Jones
The Lessons of 1914 for East Asia Today: Missing the Trees for the Forest
Ja Ian Chong and Todd H. Hall
Domestic Coalitions, Internationalization, and War: Then and Now
Etel Solingen
The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War
Stephen Van Evera
Civil-Military Relations and the Cult of the Offensive, 1914 and 1984
Jack Snyder
Technology, Military Advantage, and World War I: A Case for Military Entrepreneurship
Jonathan Shimshoni
1914 Revisited: Allies, Offense, and Instability
Scott D. Sagan
Correspondence: The Origins of Offense and the Consequences of Counterforce
Jack Snyder and Scott D. Sagan
The Meaning of Mobilization in 1914
Marc Trachtenberg
Preferences, Constraints, and Choices in July 1914
Jack S. Levy
Correspondence: Mobilization and Inadvertence in the July Crisis
Jack S. Levy, Thomas J. Christensen, and Marc Trachtenberg
The New History of World War I and What It Means for International Relations Theory
Keir A. Lieber
Correspondence: Defensive Realism and the "New" History of World War I
Jack Snyder and Keir A. Lieber
Trading on Preconceptions: Why World War I Was Not a Failure of Economic Interdependence
Erik Gartzke and Yonatan Lupu