Twisted Paths - Europe 1914-1945

Zusatztext The great strengths of this mose useful book are its inclusiveness, the excellence of the vast majority of the contributors and Robert Gerwarth's firm editorial control. Klappentext Offers a new introduction to the period Argues for a balanced perspective on events Contributions of leading scholars in their fieldsBroadens the traditional geographical focus! covering all parts of Europe Zusammenfassung A concise introduction to European history in this period, Twisted Paths moves beyond the view that it can only be understood in terms of catastrophe, arguing that political stability and regime collapse, social progress and mass poverty, the crisis of European civilization and remarkable cultural achievements, existed alongside each other.

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• Authors: Robert Gerwarth, Robert (School of History Gerwarth
• Assisted by: Robert Gerwarth (Editor), Robert (School of History Gerwarth (Editor), Gerwarth Robert (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2008
• EAN: 9780199545308
• ISBN: 978-0-19-954530-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Europe, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater