Tim Pfefferle 
The Origins of the First World War [EPUB ebook] 
A Comparison of Howard, Ferguson, Williamson and Schroeder

Literature Review from the year 2011 in the subject Politics – Topic: History of Inernational Relations, grade: 75, Queen Mary University of London (Department of Politics and International Relations), course: Introduction to International Relations, language: English, abstract: This essay examines the origins of the First World War in the context of three dimensions; the geographic location of the war’s genesis, the debate about structural and contingent factors, and the differentiation between international and domestic influences. The authors covered are Michael Howard, Niall Ferguson, Samuel Williamson and Paul Schroeder.