1st Edition

Europe from War to War, 1914-1945

398 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

398 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

398 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Europe from War to War, 1914–1945 explores this age of metamorphosis within European history, an age that played a crucial role in shaping the Europe of today. Covering a wide range of topics such as religion, arts and literature, humanitarian relief during the wars, transnational feminism, and efforts to create a unified Europe, it examines the social and cultural history of this period as... Read more

List of figures

List of maps

Preface

Methodology and organization of the book

Acknowledgements

Part 1: World War I and after, 1914–1923

Chapter 1: The war’s international dimensions and aftermath

Chapter 2: The home fronts, 1914–1918 

Part 2: Brave new world, 1919–1929

Chapter 3: In search of collective security

Chapter 4: Modernity's promises

Part 3: Dress rehearsals for war, 1929–1939

Chapter 5: Revisionism and realignments

Chapter 6: Life as usual?

Part 4: World War II, 1939–1945

Chapter 7: International dimensions of the war

Chapter 8: The home fronts, 1939–1945 

Part 5: European civilization in the crucible, 1914–1945

Chapter 9: Culture in turmoil, 1914–1945

Chapter 10: Whither Europe?

Index

Biography

Alice-Catherine Carls is Tom Elam Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Tennessee at Martin, USA. Her publications include La Ville Libre de Dantzig en Crise Ouverte, 1938–1939 (1982) and numerous book chapters and journal articles.

Stephen D. Carls is University Professor of History at Union University, USA. His publications include Louis Loucheur and the Shaping of Modern France, 1916–1931 (1993, also published in France in revised form in 2000).