A companion to Europe : 1900-1945
"A Companion to Europe 1900-1945" brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europe. The volume outlines the great political and social upheavals of the period and the great changes in culture and the economy. The topics include imperial rivalries, the devastation of the First World War, the challenges of recovery, the rise of fascism and communism, and the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust. It offers helpful introductions to these tumultuous developments, provides an overview of current scholarly thinking, and illuminates perennial themes as well as new areas of inquiry. The companion opens with a section on "continuity and change" addressing overarching themes and movements. The remaining five parts are organised chronologically, each one focusing on a particular period in time. In each of these chronological sections, scholars consider a range of social, economic, cultural, and political issues, paying particular attention to those questions which have attracted most debate.; The approach throughout is pan-European, highlighting similarities and differences across nations and regions
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Introduction : Europe in agony, 1900-1945 / Gordon Martel
Urbanization, poverty, and crime / Paul Lawrence
The revolution in science / Cathryn Carson
Feminism : women, work, and politics / June Hannam
Modernism / Robin Walz
The cult of youth / Elizabeth Harvey
Sexuality and the psyche / Lesley A. Hall
The economy / Peter Wardley
Europe's world : power, empire, and colonialism / Woodruff D. Smith
Social reform or social revolution? / Gary P. Steenson
Modernity : approaching the twentieth century / Angela K. Smith
Politics : the past and the future / Peter Waldron
The coming of war, 1914 / Annika Mombauer
August 1914 : public opinion and the crisis / David Welch
The war in the trenches / Tim Travers
The war from above : aims, strategy, and diplomacy / Matthew Stibbe
The war and revolution / Mark Baker
Peacemaking after World War I / Alan Sharp
Demobilization and discontent / James M. Diehl
The socialist experiment / William J. Chase
The fascist challenge / Martin Blinkhorn
Revisionism / Carole Fink
The jazz age / Thomas J. Saunders
The Nazi new society / Dick Geary
The popular front / Michael Richards
The strategic revolution / Tami Davis Biddle
Hitler and the origins of World War II / Anita J. Prazmowska
Grand strategy and summit diplomacy / Michael Jabara Carley
The real war / David French
The home fronts : Europe at war, 1939-1945 / Nicholas Atkin
The Holocaust / David Engel
Memories of World War II and the Holocaust in Europe / Harold Marcuse
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