David M Goldfrank

The Origins of the Crimean War

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Crimean War (1853-56) between Russia, Turkey, Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia was a diplomatically preventable conflict for influence over an unstable Near and Middle East. It could have broken out in any decade between Napoleon and Wilhelm II; equally, it need never have occurred. In this masterly study, based on massive archival research, David Goldfrank argues that the European diplomatic roots of the war stretch far beyond the `Eastern Question' itself, and shows how the domestic concerns of the participants contributed to the outbreak of hostilities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9781138179011
• ISBN-10: 1138179019
• Artikelnr.: 69946135

Autorenporträt

David M. Goldfrank

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 The setting: western questions
the home fronts; western questions
the projection of power; the Eastern question. Part 2 The sparks: counter
revolution on the march (1848
1850); holy places, profane litigation (May 1850
March 1852); the return to armed diplomacy (April
November 1852); nativity. Part 3 The rupture: preparations for diplomatic disaster (January
February 1853); mission impossible
I
Menshikov vs the Charges (March 1853); mission impossible
II
Menshikov vs the Great Ambassador (April
May 1853). Part 4 The twighlight zone: giant steps (May
June 1853); floating projects (June
July 1853); sour notes (July
August 1853); cutting loose (August
September 1953). Part 5 The passage to Arms: the outbreak of the Ninth Russo
Turkish War (September
October 1853); getting down to business (October
December 1853); calculated countdown (December 1853
April 1854). Part 6 Conclusions and consequences: the origins of the Crimean War; the strange sequel.