Overview
- Nineteen essays by internationally recognised experts in the field, designed to be of use to both students and teachers
Covers topics not normally dealt with in other texts, such as intelligence, neutrality, economics and propaganda
Goes beyond the usual Eurocentric approach by giving due weight to the role of East Asia, the Pacific and America
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: The Debate Continues
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The Responsibility of the Powers
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Front Matter
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The Revisionist Powers
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The Great Enigma
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The Status Quo Powers
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The Small European Powers and China
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Themes
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
No issue in modern history has been more intensively studied, or subject to wider interpretation, than the origins of the Second World War. A conflict involving three - arguably four - major aggressor Powers, operating simultaneously but largely separately on two continents, inevitably raises complex theories and debates. Each participating power has its own history, and each one must take account of various influences upon the behaviour of its soldiers and statesmen.
His wide-ranging collection of original essays, each by an international expert in their field, covers all aspects of the subject and highlights the controversy that continues to characterise current thinking on the origins of the war. Going beyond the usual Eurocentric approach, Part I examines the roles of all seven of the Great Powers (including Japan and the USA), as well as the parts played by several of the lesser Powers, such as Czechoslovakia, Poland and China. Part II contains chapters which explore key themes that cannot be fully understood within the context of any single country. These themes include the role of ideology, propaganda, intelligence, armaments, economics, diplomacy, the neutral states, peace movements, and the social science approach to war.
Written in clear, jargon-free prose, together these essays provide a comprehensive single-volume text for students and teachers, and are essential reading for all with an interest in the debates surrounding the causes of World War Two.
His wide-ranging collection of original essays, each by an international expert in their field, covers all aspects of the subject and highlights the controversy that continues to characterise current thinking on the origins of the war. Going beyond the usual Eurocentric approach, Part I examines the roles of all seven of the Great Powers (including Japan and the USA), as well as the parts played by several of the lesser Powers, such as Czechoslovakia, Poland and China. Part II contains chapters which explore key themes that cannot be fully understood within the context of any single country. These themes include the role of ideology, propaganda, intelligence, armaments, economics, diplomacy, the neutral states, peace movements, and the social science approach to war.
Written in clear, jargon-free prose, together these essays provide a comprehensive single-volume text for students and teachers, and are essential reading for all with an interest in the debates surrounding the causes of World War Two.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
ROBERT BOYCE is Senior Lecturer in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics.
JOSEPH A. MAIOLO is Lecturer in International History in the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
JOSEPH A. MAIOLO is Lecturer in International History in the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Origins of World War Two
Book Subtitle: The Debate Continues
Editors: Robert Boyce, Joseph A. Maiolo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3738-4
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 397
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave