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Book Synopsis
This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europe.
  • Brings together contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars.
  • Provides an overview of current thinking on the period.
  • Traces the great political, social and economic upheavals of the time.
  • Illuminates perennial themes, as well as new areas of enquiry.
  • Takes a pan-European approach, highlighting similarities and differences across nations and regions.


Trade Review
"It is refreshing to find a book covering this period tackling such a breadth of issues. An essential acquisition for any academic library supporting teaching and research in modern European history and politics." Reference Reviews

"This well-constructed volume ... covers a range of familiar topics alongside newer areas of inquiry within the period. This is a work that undergraduates will find consistently useful as a starting point of inquiry into the forces and events which marked the first part of Euriope's history up to 1945." History

“This handsome … volume provides a solid summary … .This is an impressive effort. Martel … [is] clearly … very good at what he does.” University of Toronto Quarterly



Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors viii

Preface xiii

Maps xiv

Introduction: Europe in Agony, 1900–1945 xxi
Gordon Martel

Part I Continuity and Change; Forces and Movements 1

1 Urbanization, Poverty, and Crime 3
Paul Lawrence

2 The Revolution in Science 19
Cathryn Carson

3 Feminism: Women, Work, and Politics 35
June Hannam

4 Modernism 50
Robin Walz

5 The Cult of Youth 66
Elizabeth Harvey

6 Sexuality and the Psyche 82
Lesley A. Hall

7 The Economy 98
Peter Wardley

Part II Before the Deluge 117

8 Europe’s World: Power, Empire, and Colonialism 119
Woodruff D. Smith

9 Social Reform or Social Revolution? 135
Gary P. Steenson

10 Modernity: Approaching the Twentieth Century 150
Angela K. Smith

11 Politics: The Past and the Future 165
Peter Waldron

12 The Coming of War, 1914 180
Annika Mombauer

Part III World War I 195

13 August 1914: Public Opinion and the Crisis 197
David Welch

14 The War in the Trenches 213
Tim Travers

15 The War from Above: Aims, Strategy, and Diplomacy 228
Matthew Stibbe

16 The War and Revolution 243
Mark Baker

Part IV The Aftermath of War 259

17 Peacemaking after World War I 261
Alan Sharp

18 Demobilization and Discontent 277
James M. Diehl

19 The Socialist Experiment 292
William J. Chase

20 The Fascist Challenge 309
Martin Blinkhorn

21 Revisionism 326
Carole Fink

Part V The New Age 341

22 The Jazz Age 343
Thomas J. Saunders

23 The Nazi New Society 359
Dick Geary

24 The Popular Front 375
Michael Richards

25 The Strategic Revolution 391
Tami Davis Biddle

26 Hitler and the Origins of World War II 407
Anita J. Prazmowska

Part VI World War II 423

27 Grand Strategy and Summit Diplomacy 425
Michael Jabara Carley

28 The Real War 441
David French

29 The Home Fronts: Europe at War, 1939–1945 456
Nicholas Atkin

30 The Holocaust 472
David Engel

31 Memories of World War II and the Holocaust in Europe 487
Harold Marcuse

Bibliography 505

Index 539

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/12/2005
      ISBN13: 9781405106641, 978-1405106641
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europe.
      • Brings together contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars.
      • Provides an overview of current thinking on the period.
      • Traces the great political, social and economic upheavals of the time.
      • Illuminates perennial themes, as well as new areas of enquiry.
      • Takes a pan-European approach, highlighting similarities and differences across nations and regions.


      Trade Review
      "It is refreshing to find a book covering this period tackling such a breadth of issues. An essential acquisition for any academic library supporting teaching and research in modern European history and politics." Reference Reviews

      "This well-constructed volume ... covers a range of familiar topics alongside newer areas of inquiry within the period. This is a work that undergraduates will find consistently useful as a starting point of inquiry into the forces and events which marked the first part of Euriope's history up to 1945." History

      “This handsome … volume provides a solid summary … .This is an impressive effort. Martel … [is] clearly … very good at what he does.” University of Toronto Quarterly



      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors viii

      Preface xiii

      Maps xiv

      Introduction: Europe in Agony, 1900–1945 xxi
      Gordon Martel

      Part I Continuity and Change; Forces and Movements 1

      1 Urbanization, Poverty, and Crime 3
      Paul Lawrence

      2 The Revolution in Science 19
      Cathryn Carson

      3 Feminism: Women, Work, and Politics 35
      June Hannam

      4 Modernism 50
      Robin Walz

      5 The Cult of Youth 66
      Elizabeth Harvey

      6 Sexuality and the Psyche 82
      Lesley A. Hall

      7 The Economy 98
      Peter Wardley

      Part II Before the Deluge 117

      8 Europe’s World: Power, Empire, and Colonialism 119
      Woodruff D. Smith

      9 Social Reform or Social Revolution? 135
      Gary P. Steenson

      10 Modernity: Approaching the Twentieth Century 150
      Angela K. Smith

      11 Politics: The Past and the Future 165
      Peter Waldron

      12 The Coming of War, 1914 180
      Annika Mombauer

      Part III World War I 195

      13 August 1914: Public Opinion and the Crisis 197
      David Welch

      14 The War in the Trenches 213
      Tim Travers

      15 The War from Above: Aims, Strategy, and Diplomacy 228
      Matthew Stibbe

      16 The War and Revolution 243
      Mark Baker

      Part IV The Aftermath of War 259

      17 Peacemaking after World War I 261
      Alan Sharp

      18 Demobilization and Discontent 277
      James M. Diehl

      19 The Socialist Experiment 292
      William J. Chase

      20 The Fascist Challenge 309
      Martin Blinkhorn

      21 Revisionism 326
      Carole Fink

      Part V The New Age 341

      22 The Jazz Age 343
      Thomas J. Saunders

      23 The Nazi New Society 359
      Dick Geary

      24 The Popular Front 375
      Michael Richards

      25 The Strategic Revolution 391
      Tami Davis Biddle

      26 Hitler and the Origins of World War II 407
      Anita J. Prazmowska

      Part VI World War II 423

      27 Grand Strategy and Summit Diplomacy 425
      Michael Jabara Carley

      28 The Real War 441
      David French

      29 The Home Fronts: Europe at War, 1939–1945 456
      Nicholas Atkin

      30 The Holocaust 472
      David Engel

      31 Memories of World War II and the Holocaust in Europe 487
      Harold Marcuse

      Bibliography 505

      Index 539

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