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An edition of The Great War and the twentieth century (2000)

The Great War and the twentieth century

World War I, the first "total war" in history, set in motion profound changes in the economies, demographics, and philosophies of the warring states. In this book, leading experts on the Great War discuss its causes, character, and legacy. Their writings show that to study World War I is to encounter not only the dissolution of the four defeated empires -- Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey -- but also the collapse of the optimistic assumption of progress that had defined the nineteenth century. The analysis of the Great War, in fact, provides an essential framework for our understanding of the entire twentieth century. The book draws together military history, international history, and cultural history to offer a wide-ranging summary of current knowledge and debate regarding the First World War. - Publisher.

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2000

Publisher

Yale University Press, Yale University

Language

English

Pages

356

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Introduction / Jay Winter, Geoffrey Parker, Mary R. Habeck

Part one : The framework.

The First World War reconsidered / Michael Howard

The Eastern front / William C. Fuller, Jr.

The politics of the two alliances / David Stevenson

Part two : The waging of war.

Technology in the First World War : the view from below / Mary R. Habeck

Narrative and identity at the front : "theory and the poor bloody infantry" / Leonard V. Smith

Mobilizing economies for war / Gerald Feldman

Labor and labor movements in World War I / John Horne

Part three : The shadow of war.

The war, imperialism, and decolonization / A. S. Kanya-Forstner

The war, the peace and the international state system / Zara Steiner

Of men and myths : the use and abuse of history and the Great War / Holger H. Herwig

The cultural legacy of the Great War / Modris Eksteins

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in: New Haven, CT
Other Titles: Great War and the 20th century

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 940.3
Library of Congress: D521 .G72 2000, D521.G72 2000

Contributors

Editor: Geoffrey Parker
Editor: Mary R. Habeck

The Physical Object

Format: Hardcover
Pagination: vi, 356 p.
Number of pages: 356
Dimensions: 22 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL6781131M
Internet Archive: greatwartwentiet0000unse
ISBN 10: 0300081545
ISBN 13: 9780300081541
LCCN: 00028212
OCLC/WorldCat: 43634897
Library Thing: 3998191
Goodreads: 406879

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The Great War and the twentieth century

by Jay Winter