Political Violence in Twentieth-Century Europe

Informationen zum Autor Donald Bloxham is Professor of Modern History at Edinburgh University. He is author of Genocide on Trial (2001), The Great Game of Genocide (2005) and The Final Solution: A Genocide (2009) and is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Genocide Studies (2010). Robert Gerwarth is Professor of Modern History and Director of the Centre for War Studies at University College Dublin. He is the author of The Bismarck Myth (2005), winner of the Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History. Klappentext This comprehensive history examines the varied manifestations of political violence in Europe's extremely violent twentieth century. Zusammenfassung In this comprehensive history of Europe's incredibly violent twentieth century! leading scholars examine the causes and dynamics of war! revolution! counterrevolution! genocide! ethnic cleansing! terrorism and state repression. The book locates these manifestations of political violence in their full transnational and comparative contexts and within broader trends in European history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Donald Bloxham and Robert Gerwarth; 1. Europe in the world Donald Bloxham, Martin Conway, Robert Gerwarth, A. Dirk Moses and Klaus Weinhauer; 2. War James McMillan; 3. Genocide and ethnic cleansing Donald Bloxham and A. Dirk Moses; 4. Revolution and counterrevolution Martin Conway and Robert Gerwarth; 5. Terrorism and the state Heinz-Gerhard Haupt and Klaus Weinhauer.

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• Authors: Donald (University of Edinburgh) Gerwarth Bloxham, Donald Gerwarth Bloxham, BLOXHAM DONALD GERWARTH ROBERT
• Assisted by: Donald Bloxham (Editor), Bloxham Donald (Editor), Robert Gerwarth (Editor), Gerwarth Robert (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.03.2011
• EAN: 9781107005037
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00503-7
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Europe, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Political activism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Political activism / Political engagement