{"product_id":"the-legacies-of-two-world-wars-9780857451804","title":"The Legacies of Two World Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eUnlike many multi-authored editions, this one is carefully mapped out and coordinated. The contributors are well known in the scholarly community and include a good cross section of experts in the histories of the four major European belligerents…There is little to fault in this excellent selection of essays on the legacies of the two most devastating wars in world history.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cstrong\u003e ·  History. Reviews of New Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘Old Europe’ and the Legacy of Two World Wars\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLothar Kettenacker\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTorsten Riotte\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Prevention or Regulation of War? The Hague Peace Conferences as a limited Tool for Reforming the international System before 1914\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJost Dülffer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘The Spirit of 1914’: A Critical Examination of War Enthusiasm in German Society\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGerhard Hirschfeld\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eConstruction and Deconstruction of the Idea of French ‘War Enthusiasm’ in 1914\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNicolas Beaupré\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Mood in Britain 1914\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHartmut von Pogge Strandmann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The First World War in the History of the Weimar Republic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGerd Krumreich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fascism and Legacy of the Great War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAngelo Ventrone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The French Desire for Peace and Security in the 1920’s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJean-Claude Allain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Britain in the Wake in the Great War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJay Winter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Germany: War without Public Backing\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHans Mommsen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e The French Entry into the War in September 1939: Between Reluctans and Resignation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBarbara Lambauer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Great Britain: Declaring War as a Matter of Honour\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLothar Kettenacker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e Disillusionment, Pragmatism, Indifference: German Society after the ‘Catastrophe’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eClemens Vollnhals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/strong\u003e The French after 1945. Difficulties and Disappointments of an Immediate Post-War Period\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFabrice Grenard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15.\u003c\/strong\u003e Great Britain: Remembering a Just War (1945-1950)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eToby Haggith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16. \u003c\/strong\u003eItaly after 1945: War and Peace. Defeat and Liberation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGustavo Corni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038904877399,"sku":"9780857451804","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857451804.jpg?v=1750941881","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-legacies-of-two-world-wars-9780857451804","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}