{"product_id":"the-german-idea-of-militarism-radical-and-socialist-critics-1866-1914-hardback-9780521420105","title":"The German Idea of Militarism; Radical and Socialist Critics 1866–1914 (Hardback) 9780521420105","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe German Idea of Militarism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRadical and Socialist Critics 1866–1914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1994 book examines the development of the modern idea of militarism from the 1860s until the outbreak of World War I.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNicholas Stargardt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521420105, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 March 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 10 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...Nicholas Stargardt, author of The German Idea of Militarism, merits considerable praise.  Stargardt goes classical intellectual history one better, however, by connecting the metamorphosis of the idea itself to physical as well as intellectual developments.  ...the book is guranteed to stimulate the informed general reader and provide graduate seminars with ample material for any number of lively discussion.\"    Antulio J. Echevarria, II, Jrnl of Military History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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 gradually acquired its modern meaning. The book is part of a wider discovery by historians of the way political identities and ideas intermeshed, contributing to the rise of civil society and new types of politics in modern Europe. The political history of the main protagonist of anti-militarism, German social democracy, is examined, as Nicholas Stargardt reveals the lasting influence of older radical traditions and reappraises the role played by its espousal of Marxism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Anti-Militarist Tradition: 1. The Reich, democracy and cheap government\u003cbr\u003e 2. National interest and national defence\u003cbr\u003e 3. Karl Kautsky's theory of militarism\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The New Militarism: 4. Karl Liebknecht and the end of democratic anti-militarism\u003cbr\u003e 5. The economics of armament\u003cbr\u003e 6. The turn to pacifism, 1907–14\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005812887832,"sku":"9780521420105","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521420105_ae00914a-5197-4728-9bb5-3bd90145108c.gif?v=1691381423","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-german-idea-of-militarism-radical-and-socialist-critics-1866-1914-hardback-9780521420105","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}