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Informationen zum Autor J.M. WINTER is Professor of History at Columbia University. Klappentext This second edition of the classic bestseller by J.M. Winter, originally published by Macmillan in 1985, includes a new and up-to-date introduction. This was the first major study to highlight the paradox that a conflict that killed or maimed over two million men, also created conditions which improved the health of the civilian population. Examining both the war and its aftermath, Dr Winter surveys not only trends in population and the impact of the conflict on an entire generation, but also, more profoundly, the meaning of the literature of the period. Zusammenfassung Examining both the Great War and its aftermath, Dr Winter surveys not only trends in population and the impact of the conflict on an entire generation but also, more profoundly, the meaning of the literature of the period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Strategic Demography: Population, Poverty, and Military in Pre-1914 Britain - PART ONE: THE DEMOGRPAHIC COSTS OF THE GREAT WAR - Manpower and Military Service - The Lost Generation - PART TWO: THE PARADOX OF THE GREAT WAR - Civilian Health in Wartime Britain - Medical Care in Wartime - Health Administration in Wartime - Standards of Living and Standards of Health - PART THREE: THE LEGACY OF THE GREAT WAR - The Demographic Aftermath of the First World War - Demographic History, Cultural History and Memories of War
