| Reviews |
| - ''This very readable volume has a selection of maps showing the changing borders of Europe and the decline of its empires, a guide to further reading and a short chronology of major events'' - Edward Johnson, University of Central England, History vol 89, issue 1, number 293
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| Description | | - Places two World Wars in the wider context of European history
- Shows how common themes of the inter-war period such as modernism, class politics, and the rise of the extreme right can be traced back to the turn of the century
- Integrates developments in southern and eastern territories into the more familiar story of western and central Europe
- Reassesses conventional assumptions about the impact of the Great War on the inter-war years
| By 1945, the European continent, which in 1900 appeared increasingly prosperous, reasonably ordered, and increasingly civilised, had torn itself apart. On the way, its societies had suffered inflations and depressions, vicious dictatorships, and the most destructive wars in modern history.
This book provides a thought-provoking and wide-ranging history of the whole of Europe in this period.
Six lively and stimulating chapters have been written especially for this volume. They focus in turn on political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the period, as well as international relations within Europe and with the wider world. Particular care is taken to integrate developments in southern and eastern Europe (including the USSR) into the more familiar story of what happened in
western and central Europe. |
Readership: Students or the general reader with an interest in modern European history.
| Contents |
Introduction
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Julian Jackson
International Relations
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David Stevenson
Economy
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Harold James
Society
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Richard Bessel
Politics
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Kevin Passmore
Culture
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Modris Eksteins
Europe and the Wider World
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Raj Chandavarkar
Conclusion
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Julian Jackson
Further Reading
Chronology
Maps
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Edited by Julian Jackson, Professor of History, University of Wales, Swansea
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