This compelling study examines the experience of German soldiers on the Eastern front in World War I.
Studies in de Sociale en Culturele Geschiedenis van Moderne OorlogsvoeringReeks
Deze serie duikt in de ingewikkelde wisselwerking tussen gewapende conflicten en maatschappelijke of culturele transformaties. Het onderzoekt hoe oorlog samenlevingen en culturen vormt, en omgekeerd, hoe sociale en culturele krachten het verloop en de beleving van oorlog beïnvloeden. De reeks biedt het nieuwste onderzoek over Europese en niet-Europese gebeurtenissen van midden 19e eeuw tot heden.
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The Moral Disarmament of France
Education, Pacifism, and Patriotism, 1914-1940
- 334bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Mona L. Siegel examines the role of French schoolteachers during the interwar period, arguing against the common belief that they negatively impacted national morale. Through her analysis, she highlights how educators contributed to shaping societal values and fostering resilience in a time of political and economic turmoil. The book offers a nuanced perspective on the influence of education on national identity and morale in France, challenging established narratives and providing a deeper understanding of the era.
German Soldier Newspapers of the First World War
- 282bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
Focusing on German soldier newspapers from the First World War, this study explores how these publications reflected the daily life and beliefs of frontline soldiers. Read by millions, they illustrated a strong sense of comradeship and duty, portraying the war as a noble effort to civilize perceived backward populations. The analysis also compares these German perspectives with those from French, British, Australian, and Canadian newspapers, providing a broader understanding of the combatants' views on both sides of the conflict.
China and the Great War
China's Pursuit of a New National Identity and Internationalization
- 342bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Focusing on China's role in a significant conflict, this 2005 study offers a comprehensive examination through the lens of international history. Utilizing previously undisclosed archival materials, it sheds light on China's strategies, decisions, and impact during the conflict, providing fresh insights into the complexities of its involvement.
Life between memory and hope
- 348bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
The 250,000 Holocaust survivors who gathered in the American Zone of Occupied Germany from 1945-1948 briefly emerged as a significant presence in the post-war years, seeing themselves as a bridge between destruction and rebirth. Much of the existing literature has focused on their experiences through external perspectives, often overlooking the complexity of their inner lives and political achievements. Zeev W. Mankowitz delves into this community, exploring its people, movements, ideas, institutions, and self-understanding as they faced the burdens of the past, present strains, and future challenges. These individuals endured unimaginable hardships, having lost everything, yet they persevered in grim conditions, marrying, having children, and striving for a better tomorrow. Remarkably, they resisted succumbing to the deformities of suffering, managing to retain their humanity. Mankowitz captures this poignant narrative in his work. Over the past two decades, he has balanced Holocaust research with training educational leaders, delivering acclaimed lectures on Holocaust studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His current project investigates the relationship between history and memory and its educational implications. This marks his first book.
Groundbreaking study of the transition from war to peace and the birth of humanitarian rights after the Great War. Bruno Cabanes, a pioneer in the study of the aftermath of war, shows how and when the right to human dignity first became inalienable.
The War Inside
- 294bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
This groundbreaking study reveals how British psychoanalysis shaped democracy, childhood and the family during and after the Second World War. It follows the work of psychoanalysts in war nurseries, juvenile courts, state committees and children's hospitals, showing how experts informed broad social questions in an age of mass violence.
The Moral Disarmament of France
- 334bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
The book explores the role of French schoolteachers during the interwar period, contrasting their pacifist ideals with the militaristic nationalism of previous generations. Mona L. Siegel argues that these educators aimed to "morally disarm" the nation by removing war-related symbols from their classrooms, promoting peace in the aftermath of World War I. Despite facing criticism for fostering antipatriotism, their efforts were rooted in patriotic traditions, ultimately reinforcing citizens' loyalty to France amidst economic hardship and political extremism.
China and the Great War
- 332bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
This 2005 book explores China's overlooked role in the First World War, utilizing rare archival materials from multiple countries. It discusses China's motivations for joining the conflict, its contributions, and its impact on the postwar world order, highlighting the significance of this participation in modern history and China's path to internationalization.
World War I and the Triumph of a New Japan, 1919-1930
- 234bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
A new, integrative history of interwar Japan, highlighting the transformative effects of the Great War far from the Western Front.
The Legacy of Nazi Occupation
Patriotic Memory and National Recovery in Western Europe, 1945 1965
- 344bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
The analysis delves into the post-World War II recovery and transformation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. It explores the political, social, and economic changes that shaped these countries as they rebuilt and redefined their identities in the aftermath of the war. The book examines key events, policies, and influences that contributed to their emergence as modern nations, highlighting the interplay of domestic and international factors in their post-war development.
Vienna and the Fall of the Habsburg Empire
Total War and Everyday Life in World War I
- 352bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
Exploring the decline of the Habsburg Empire, this book presents a vivid portrayal of daily life in the capital city during a time of upheaval. It delves into the experiences and struggles of ordinary citizens, highlighting how political and social changes affected their routines, relationships, and communities. Through personal stories and historical context, the narrative captures the resilience and adaptability of people navigating the complexities of a crumbling empire, offering a unique lens on a pivotal moment in history.
The First World War and German national identity
- 458bladzijden
- 17 uur lezen
An innovative study of the coalition between Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary during the First World War. Jan Vermeiren pays particular attention to the cultural and social dimension of the special relationship between Berlin and Vienna and investigates the impact of the wartime alliance on German national identity. Focusing on the attitudes taken by governmental circles, politically active groups, and the broader public towards their 'fellow' Germans in the Habsburg Monarchy, Vermeiren provides a reassessment of German war ideology and nationalism and also presents many new insights into German-Slav and German-Hungarian relations in the period. Based on an impressive array of primary sources, the book is a valuable addition to the field of international history and will appeal to scholars of German and Central European history, historians of the First World War, and readers with an interest in the complex relationship between war and society.
Liberators
- 360bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
This book offers a revisionist perspective on the role of Anglo-American liberators in Belgium, exploring their profound social, economic, and cultural impacts on Belgian society. It delves into the complexities of liberation, challenging traditional narratives and highlighting the nuanced consequences of foreign intervention in Belgium's historical landscape. Through detailed analysis, it uncovers how these liberators shaped various aspects of Belgian life, providing a fresh understanding of this pivotal moment in history.
Violence Against Prisoners of War in the First World War
Britain, France and Germany, 1914-1920
- 468bladzijden
- 17 uur lezen
This comprehensive study explores the treatment of prisoners of war during World War I, offering a detailed comparative analysis. It delves into the conditions faced by captives across various nations, examining the differing policies and practices that shaped their experiences. By highlighting the human aspects and the political implications of wartime captivity, the book sheds light on a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of the war, providing valuable insights into the broader context of military conflict and humanitarian issues.
The Legacy of the French Revolutionary Wars
The Nation-In-Arms in French Republican Memory
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Exploring the concept of national defense, the book delves into the French republican myth that emphasizes the necessity of citizens actively participating in the protection of their nation. It examines the implications of this belief on identity, citizenship, and the collective responsibility of individuals in safeguarding their homeland. Through historical and contemporary analysis, it highlights how this ideology shapes societal views on patriotism and civic duty.
Contested commemorations
- 328bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
This innovative study of remembrance in Weimar Germany analyses how experiences and memories of the Great War were transformed along political lines after 1918. Examining the symbolism, language and performative power of public commemoration, Benjamin Ziemann reveals how individual recollections fed into the public narrative of the experience of war. Challenging conventional wisdom that nationalist narratives dominated commemoration, this book demonstrates that Social Democrat war veterans participated in the commemoration of the war at all supporting the 'no more war' movement, mourning the fallen at war memorials and demanding a politics of international solidarity. It describes how the moderate Socialist Left related the legitimacy of the Republic to their experiences in the Imperial army and acknowledged the military defeat of 1918 as a moment of liberation. This is the first comprehensive analysis of war remembrances in post-war Germany and a radical reassessment of the democratic potential of the Weimar Republic.
The Allied air war and urban memory
- 387bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
The cultural legacy of the air war on Germany is explored in this comparative study of two bombed cities from different sides of the subsequently divided nation. Contrary to what is often assumed, Allied bombing left a lasting imprint on German society, spawning vibrant memory cultures that can be traced from the 1940s to the present. While the death of half a million civilians and the destruction of much of Germany's urban landscape provided 'usable' rallying points in the great political confrontations of the day, the cataclysms were above all remembered on a local level, in the very spaces that had been hit by the bombs and transformed beyond recognition. The author investigates how lived experience in the shadow of Nazism and war was translated into cultural memory by local communities in Kassel and Magdeburg struggling to find ways of coming to terms with catastrophic events unprecedented in living memory.
France under fire
- 312bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
A social, military and political history of the French refugee crisis tracing the impact of government responses upon civilian lives.
Ghosts of War in Vietnam
- 234bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
Focusing on the collective memory of the Vietnam War, this book delves into how popular culture interprets and represents the haunting presence of war ghosts. It examines the interplay between history and imagination, revealing how these spectral figures shape our understanding of trauma and loss associated with the conflict. Through various narratives, the book highlights the enduring impact of the Vietnam War on collective consciousness and the ways in which it continues to resonate in contemporary culture.
This 2005 book is a fully comparative history of the writing of the history of the Great War.
National Cleansing
- 358bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
National Cleansing examines the prosecution of more than one-hundred thousand suspected war criminals and collaborators by Czech courts and tribunals after the Second World War. As the first comprehensive history of postwar Czech retribution, this book provides a new perspective on Czechoslovakia's transition from Nazi occupation to Stalinist rule in the turbulent decade from the Munich Pact of September 1938 to the Communist coup d'état of February 1948. Based on archival sources that remained inaccessible during the Cold War, National Cleansing demonstrates retribution's central role in the postwar power struggle and the contemporary expulsion of the Sudeten Germans.
This is the first systematic analysis of German public opinion at the outbreak of the Great War. Jeffrey Verhey's powerful study demonstrates that the myth of war enthusiasm was historically inaccurate. He also examines the development of the myth in newspapers, politics and propaganda, and the propagation and appropriation of this myth after the war. His innovative analysis sheds new light on German experience of the Great War and on the role of political myths in modern German political culture.
This book is about the theatre of power and identity that unfolded in and between Britain and Germany in the decades before the First World War. It explores what contemporaries described as the cult of the navy: the many ways in which the navy and the sea were celebrated in the fleet reviews, naval visits and ship launches that were watched by hundreds of thousands of spectators. At once royal rituals and national entertainments, these were events at which tradition, power and claims to the sea were played out between the nations. This was a public stage on which the domestic and the foreign intersected and where the modern mass market of media and consumerism collided with politics and international relations. Conflict and identity were literally acted out between the two countries. By focusing on this dynamic arena, Jan Rüger offers a fascinating new history of the Anglo-German antagonism.
The book offers a systematic analysis of German public opinion at the onset of the Great War, challenging the notion of widespread war enthusiasm. Through an examination of newspapers, politics, and propaganda, it reveals how this myth developed and was perpetuated after the war. Verhey's innovative approach provides fresh insights into the German experience during the conflict and highlights the influence of political myths on modern German political culture.
This book analyses how France, Belgium and the Netherlands emerged from the Second World War.
