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Title The legacies of two world wars : European societies in the twentieth century / edited by Lothar Kettenacker & Torsten Riotte
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2011
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 323 pages)
Contents "Old Europe" and the legacy of two world wars / Lothar Kettenacker and Torsten Riotte -- Prevention or regulation of war? : the Hague peace conferences as a limited tool for reforming the international system before 1914 / Jost Dülffer -- "The spirit of 1914" : a critical examination of war enthusiasm in German society / Gerhard Hirschfeld -- Construction and deconstruction of the idea of French "war enthusiasm" in 1914 / Nicolas Beaupré -- The mood in Britain, 1914 / Hartmut von Pogge Strandmann -- The First World War in the history of the Weimar Republic / Gerd Krumreich -- Fascism and legacy of the Great War / Angelo Ventrone -- The French desire for peace and security in the 1920's / Jean-Claude Allain -- Britain in the wake in the Great War / Jay Winter -- Germany : war without public backing / Hans Mommsen -- The French entry into the war in September 1939 : between reluctans and resignation / Barbara Lambauer -- Great Britain : declaring war as a matter of honour / Lothar Kettenacker -- Disillusionment, pragmatism, indifference : German society after the "catastrophe" / Clemens Vollnhals -- The French after 1945 : difficulties and disappointments of an immediate post-war period / Fabrice Grenard -- Great Britain : remembering a just war (1945-1950) / Toby Haggith -- Italy after 1945 : war and peace, defeat and liberation / Gustavo Corni
Summary "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."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence
World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Europe
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Europe
War and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
War and society -- France -- History -- 20th century
War and society -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
War and society -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- Military -- World War I.
HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Social aspects
Social conditions
War and society
SUBJECT Europe -- History, Military -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045723
Europe -- Social conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045759
Subject Europe
France
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Genre/Form History
Military history
Form Electronic book
Author Kettenacker, Lothar, editor.
Riotte, Torsten, 1972- editor.
ISBN 9780857452238
0857452231