A Companion to Europe, 1900 - 1945

Herausgegeben von Martel, Gordon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume brings together a distinguished group of internationalscholars to discuss the major debates in the study of earlytwentieth-century Europe.

Brings together contributions from a distinguished group ofinternational scholars.
Provides an overview of current thinking on the period.
Traces the great political, social and economic upheavals ofthe time.
Illuminates perennial themes, as well as new areas ofenquiry.
Takes a pan-European approach, highlighting similarities anddifferences across nations and regions.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to European History
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1006g
• ISBN-13: 9781444338409
• ISBN-10: 1444338404
• Artikelnr.: 31187433

Autorenporträt

Gordon Martel is Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia. Among his other edited works are The Origins of the Second World War Reconsidered (1999) and The World War Two Reader (2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors. Preface. Maps. Introduction: Europe in Agony,
1900-1945 (Gordon Martel). PART I CONTINUITY AND CHANGE; FORCES AND
MOVEMENTS. 1 Urbanization, Poverty, and Crime (Paul Lawrence). 2 The
Revolution in Science (Cathryn Carson). 3 Feminism: Women, Work, and
Politics (June Hannam). 4 Modernism (Robin Walz). 5 The Cult of Youth
(Elizabeth Harvey). 6 Sexuality and the Psyche (Lesley A. Hall). 7 The
Economy (Peter Wardley). PART II BEFORE THE DELUGE. 8 Europe's World:
Power, Empire, and Colonialism (Woodruff D. Smith). 9 Social Reform or
Social Revolution? (Gary P. Steenson). 10 Modernity: Approaching the
Twentieth Century (Angela K. Smith). 11 Politics: The Past and the Future
(Peter Waldron). 12 The Coming of War, 1914 (Annika Mombauer). PART III
WORLD WAR I. 13 August 1914: Public Opinion and the Crisis (David Welch).
14 The War in the Trenches (Tim Travers). 15 The War from Above: Aims,
Strategy, and Diplomacy (Matthew Stibbe). 16 The War and Revolution (Mark
Baker). PART IV THE AFTERMATH OF WAR. 17 Peacemaking after World War I
(Alan Sharp). 18 Demobilization and Discontent (James M. Diehl). 19 The
Socialist Experiment (William J. Chase). 20 The Fascist Challenge (Martin
Blinkhorn). 21 Revisionism (Carole Fink). PART V THE NEW AGE. 22 The Jazz
Age (Thomas J. Saunders). 23 The Nazi New Society (Dick Geary). 24 The
Popular Front (Michael Richards). 25 The Strategic Revolution (Tami Davis
Biddle). 26 Hitler and the Origins of World War II (Anita J. Prazmowska).
PART VI WORLD WAR II. 27 Grand Strategy and Summit Diplomacy (Michael
Jabara Carley). 28 The Real War (David French). 29 The Home Fronts: Europe
at War, 1939-1945 (Nicholas Atkin). 30 The Holocaust (David Engel). 31
Memories of World War II and the Holocaust in Europe (Harold Marcuse).
Bibliography. Index.