![]() ![]() and Ernest May begin their excellent 2007 review article by quoting Bernadotte Schmitt’s 1929 review of four books on the origins of World War I: “The failure of four fair-minded men, using the same materials, to reach a reasonable harmony of view or even a consistent statement of facts, is somewhat melancholy, though perhaps hardly surprising. This appetizer, if you will, can be skipped by those impatient to get to the main course. My introduction will map the main contributions and then ruminate on some of the questions they raise. But, to return to my original metaphor, like any meal cooked by expert chefs, it may be best lingered over because the issues and arguments are enormously stimulating and of lasting significance. Although it is a lengthy one, readers should not be daunted because the authors are accomplished stylists, and the pages fly by. Here, they have laid out a great feast for us. ![]() © Copyright 2017 The Authors Introduction by Robert Jervis, Columbia University Article by Marc Trachtenberg, University of California, Los Angeles.Introduction by Robert Jervis, Columbia University.Forum Editors: Robert Jervis, Frank Gavin, and Diane Labrosse H-Diplo/ISSF Web and Production Editor: George Fujii Introduction by Robert Jervis Published by H-Diplo/ISSF on 5 September 2017 : Shortlink: PDF URL: 16 (2017) on “New Light on 1914?” A production of H-Diplo with the journals Security Studies, International Security, Journal of Strategic Studies, and the International Studies Association’s Security Studies Section (ISSS). His guardian angel nods, adding “Just remember that Noah will be in the audience.” All of us have learned–and continue to learn–from the scholarship of Marc Trachtenberg, Dale Copeland, and Stephen Schuker, whose works blend history and political science. In introducing this Forum, I am reminded of the joke that when the latest entry into heaven is told that each newcomer is expected to tell the others about a major event in his life, he says that he will talk about a flood he witnessed. ![]()
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