A Companion to Europe, 1900 - 1945 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444338404 ISBN 13: 9781444338409

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This 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. 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.

About the Author:

Gordon Martel is Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia. Among his other edited works are The Origins of the Second World War Reconsidered (1999) and The World War Two Reader (2004).

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1444338404
• ISBN 13: 9781444338409
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 592
• Editor: Martel Gordon