The First World War: An agrarian interpretation

Presents an agrarian interpretation of the First World War, focusing on Germany and the English-speaking world. Illustrates how economic and social conditions predisposed Britain to enter the war. Part 1 discusses the defeat of Germany. Part 2 describes the growth of the international agrarian economy before the war and the societies and resources that it created. Part 3 explains how this affected British war plans in the Edwardian period and the British decision for war. Part 4 explores German prewar perceptions and preparations, the decision for war, the origins of the submarine campaign, and the way the war was concluded. Offer is Reader in Economics and Social History at the University of York. Index