Legacies of Two World Wars

European Societies in the Twentieth Century

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was done mainly, if one is to believe US policy at the time, to liberate the people of Iraq from an oppressive dictator. However, the many protests in London, New York, and other cities imply that the policy of “making the world safe for democracy” was not shared by millions of people in many Western countries. Thinking about this controversy inspired the present volume, which takes a closer look at how society responded to the outbreaks and conclusions of the First and Second World Wars. In order to examine this relationship between the conduct of wars and public opinion, leading scholars trace the moods and attitudes of the people of four Western countries (Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy) before, during and after the crucial moments of the two major conflicts of the twentieth century. Focusing less on politics and more on how people experienced the wars, this volume shows how the distinction between enthusiasm for war and concern about its consequences is rarely clear-cut.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-12-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:449 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:334
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781782381150

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Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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Lothar Kettenacker was deputy director of the German Historical Institute London (1975– 2004) and held an adjunct professorship at the Goethe University Frankfurt. He did his PhD on Nazi occupation policy in Alsace. He has published on the history of the Third Reich, Anglo-German relations and the history of the Federal Republic. His most recent book is Germany 1989: In the Aftermath of the Cold War (2009).

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“Unlike many multi-authored editions, this one is carefully mapped out and coordinated. The contributors are well known in the scholarly community and include a good cross section of experts in the histories of the four major European belligerents…There is little to fault in this excellent selection of essays on the legacies of the two most devastating wars in world history.” · History. Reviews of New Books

Innehållsförteckning

List of ContributorsChapter 1. ‘Old Europe’ and the Legacy of Two World WarsLothar Kettenacker and Torsten RiotteChapter 2. Prevention or Regulation of War? The Hague Peace Conferences as a limited Tool for Reforming the international System before 1914Jost DülfferChapter 3. ‘The Spirit of 1914’: A Critical Examination of War Enthusiasm in German SocietyGerhard HirschfeldChapter 4. Construction and Deconstruction of the Idea of French ‘War Enthusiasm’ in 1914Nicolas BeaupréChapter 5. The Mood in Britain 1914Hartmut von Pogge StrandmannChapter 6. The First World War in the History of the Weimar RepublicGerd KrumreichChapter 7. Fascism and Legacy of the Great WarAngelo VentroneChapter 8. The French Desire for Peace and Security in the 1920’sJean-Claude AllainChapter 9. Britain in the Wake in the Great WarJay WinterChapter 10. Germany: War without Public BackingHans MommsenChapter 11. The French Entry into the War in September 1939: Between Reluctans and ResignationBarbara LambauerChapter 12. Great Britain: Declaring War as a Matter of HonourLothar KettenackerChapter 13. Disillusionment, Pragmatism, Indifference: German Society after the ‘Catastrophe’Clemens VollnhalsChapter 14. The French after 1945. Difficulties and Disappointments of an Immediate Post-War PeriodFabrice GrenardChapter 15. Great Britain: Remembering a Just War (1945-1950)Toby HaggithChapter 16. Italy after 1945: War and Peace. Defeat and LiberationGustavo CorniBibliographyIndex

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