The German Idea of Militarism: Radical and Socialist Critics 1866-1914

by Nicholas Stargardt

Book Overview

This 1994 book examines the development of the modern idea of militarism from its inception in the 1860s until the outbreak of World War I. Often regarded as the archetypical militarist state, imperial Germany in fact witnessed a major controversy over the issue, which became a touchstone of political opposition. Issues like the arms race and the military-industrial complex displaced more traditional concerns about authoritarian rule, and militarism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521420105
• ISBN13: 9780521420105
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"