Overview

This is a lucid and well-structured text dealing with key issues in international affairs from the period of German unification to the aftermath of World War I. It:

• Provides excellent explanation and analysis of the central issues
• Clarifies a notoriously complex period of international history
• Updates traditional books in this field of 19th and 20th century diplomatic/international history
• Takes a thematic approach
• Leads students through the main events and reviews recent trends in historical debate and scholarship
• Includes an annotated bibliography

Consideration of the German problem and the Balkan problem have taken on a new urgency and relevance with recent developments in Europe, and this book provides an excellent introduction to the subject.