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Zusatztext “A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.” Informationen zum Autor Deborah Cohen is Assistant Professor of History at Brown University. Klappentext "Based on a breathtaking range of research in British and German archives, The War Come Home is written in an engaging, immediately accessible style and filled with rich anecdotes that are excellently told. This impressive book offers a powerful set of insights into the lasting effects of the First World War and the different ways in which belligerent states came to terms with the war's consequences."—Robert Moeller, author of War Stories: The Search for a Usable Past in the Federal Republic of Germany "With verve, compassion, and above all else, clarity, The War Come Home makes the dismal story of the failed reconstructions of disabled veterans in interwar Britain and German into engaging and provocative reading. Cohen moves from astute analysis of the interventions of high level bureaucrats to sensitive interpretations of how disabled veterans wrote and talked about their lives and the treatment they received at the hands of public and private agencies. She beautifully interweaves histories from below and above, showing how the two shaped -- but also collided with -- one another in profoundly consequential ways for the history of the 20th century."—Seth Koven, coeditor (with Sonya Michel) of Mothers of a New World: Maternalist Politics and the Origins of Welfare States Zusammenfassung Disabled veterans were World War I's most conspicuous legacy. Nearly eight million men in Europe returned permanently disabled by injury or disease. This is a comparative analysis of the very different ways in which two belligerent nations - Germany and Britain - cared for their disabled. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Reconciliation and Stability PART I: CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE GREAT WAR'S AFTERMATH 1. A Voluntary Peace: British Veterans! Philanthropy! and the State A Land Fit for Heroes The Voluntarists Take Charge Service! Not Self 2. The Nation Accused: German Veterans and the State Regulation of Charity The Thanks of the Fatherland Benevolence Regulated Veterans versus the Public PART II: THE WAR'S RETURNS 3. Life as a Memorial: Ex-Servicemen at the Margins of British Society Seeking Work The Objects of Charity Shattered Soldier Laughs at Fate 4. Life Reconstructed: The Reintegration of German Veterans The Iron Will to Work The Subjects of Welfare For Wounded and Unconquered Soldiers Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index ...
