A century ago, Europe's diplomats mismanaged the crisis triggered by the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the continent plunged into World War I, which killed millions, toppled dynasties, and destroyed empires. Today, as the hundredth anniversary of the Great War prompts renewed debate about the war's causes, scholars and policy experts are also considering the parallels between the present international system and the world of 1914. Are China and the United States fated to follow in the footsteps of previous great power rivals? Will today's alliances drag countries into…
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Other · English · 2014
MIT Press · 320 pages · 9780262326766
Other · English · 2014
MIT Press · 320 pages · 9780262326773
Other · English · 2014
The next great war?
The MIT Press · 285 pages · 9780262028998
Other · English · 2014
MIT Press · 320 pages · 9780262326780
Other · English · 2014
MIT Press · 316 pages · 9781322333588
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