ABSTRACT
The Crimean War (1853-56) between Russia, Turkey, Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia was a diplomatically preventable conflict for influence over an unstable Near and Middle East. It could have broken out in any decade between Napoleon and Wilhelm II; equally, it need never have occurred. In this masterly study, based on massive archival research, David Goldfrank argues that the European diplomatic roots of the war stretch far beyond the `Eastern Question' itself, and shows how the domestic concerns of the participants contributed to the outbreak of hostilities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part One: The Setting
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Part Two: The Sparks
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Part Three: The Rupture
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Part Four: The Twilight Zone
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Part Five: The Passage to Arms
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Part Six: Conclusions and Consequences