Revisions of papers from a conference held Oct. 2004 at Emory University in Atlanta
Includes bibliographical references and index
part I. European statescraft and the question of war and peace before 1914 -- part II. The military situation before 1914 : Europe between hot and cold war -- part III. Hopes and fears of war and peace : subjective expectations and unspoken assumptions in European societies before 1914 -- part IV. Culture, gender, religiosity, and the coming of war -- part V. The perspective from afar : the outbreak of war in Europe in the eyes of other continents.