Great Powers, Imperialism and the German Problem 1865-1925

John Lowe was formerly Principal Lecturer in European History at Oxford Brookes University. His publications include The Concert of Europe: International Relations, 1814–70 (1990) and Rivalry and Accord: International Relations, 1870–1914 (1988)

• Introduction; Chapter 1 International relations: Biarritz to the Berlin Post, 1865–1875; Chapter 2 The dilemma of Bismarckian foreign policy, 1875–1887; Chapter 3 Imperial rivalries in Africa, 1875–1898; Chapter 4 The Far Eastern crisis of 1895–1905 and the ententes of 1904 and 1907; Chapter 5 Weltpolitik, the navy and Anglo-German relations, 1897–1913; Chapter 6 Crises and tension, 1905–1913; Chapter 7 The great powers and the July crisis, 1914; Epilogue;

`Very useful summary of the conclusions of some of the major works in this field.' - Glyn Williams, Queen Mary and Westfield College