The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918

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The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918 is a landmark historical study that analyzes the complex web of European great-power rivalries and diplomacy leading up to the First World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history book
non-fiction book
scholarly work
academicDiscipline diplomatic history of Europe
modern European history
author A. J. P. Taylor NERFINISHED
Alan John Percivale Taylor NERFINISHED
chronologicalScopeEnd 1918
chronologicalScopeStart 1848
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
examines alliances and coalitions among European states
balance of power in Europe
causes of the First World War
foreign policies of major European powers
focusesOn European diplomacy
European great-power rivalries
origins of the First World War
genre academic history
geographicalScope Europe NERFINISHED
hasPerspective realist view of power politics
historicalMethod analysis of diplomatic correspondence
archival research
influencedField historiography of international relations
studies of the origins of World War I
language English
majorPowerDiscussed Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
notableFor analysis of European power politics before World War I
revisionist interpretation of diplomatic history
partOf Oxford History of Modern Europe series NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1954
publisher Oxford University Press
relatedEvent Congress of Berlin NERFINISHED
First World War NERFINISHED
Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED
Revolutions of 1848 NERFINISHED
unification of Germany
unification of Italy
structure chronological narrative
subject European history
diplomatic history
great power politics
international relations
timePeriodCovered 1848–1918

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A. J. P. Taylor notableWork The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918