Table of Contents

Preface The 'Congress System' Competition Short of War Revolutions and War, 1848-56 The Transformation of Europe, 1857-71 Realpolitik and Militarism, 1871-90 Imperial Rivalries and European Diplomacy, 1890-1907 From the Anglo-Russian Entente to the Balkan Wars To August 1914 and the End of an Era A Summing Up Suggestions for Further Reading Index.

About the Author

C. J. Bartlett is Professor of International History at the University of Dundee.