The rise of global powers : international politics in the era of the world wars /

by D'Agostino, Anthony, 1937-

The rise of global powers : international politics in the era of the world wars / by Anthony D'Agostino. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - viii, 559 p. : maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-536) and index.

The great powers at the dawn of world politics -- Global origins of World War I: from the China scramble to the world crisis of 1904-1906 -- Global origins of World War I: a chain of revolutionary events across the world island -- Balance and revolution, 1914-1918 -- A ragged peace, 1919 -- Scramble for Eurasia, 1919-1922 -- Drastic acts of unhappy powers, 1922-1923 -- Storms in the lull, 1924-1927 -- Politics and economics of the great slump, 1928-1933 -- A vogue for national economy -- Mussolini's moment, 1933-1935 -- The global civil war, 1936-1937 -- Last years of peace, 1937-1939 -- The European war, 1939-1941 -- The world war -- Balance and hegemony.

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World politics--1900-1945.
International relations--History--20th century.

D727 / .D34 2012

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