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Revolution and (Post) War, 1917-1922 Spring and Autumn in Europe and the World
This book focuses on the Russian Revolution of 1917, the legacy of the First World War, and Mussolini and Italian fascism – offering an important overview of the major themes of the early 20th century.
Using a methodical approach and employing a wide range of sources, the nine chapters provide a re-analysis and synthesis of these three major subjects and looks at how the world was reshaped during the period of 1917–1922. This volume also discusses lesser-known subjects in Anglo-Saxon historiography: the effects of the Russian Revolution in Spain and in the Islamic world, as well as the consequences of the Portuguese participation in the First World War in Africa, and the German memory of that conflict. By linking these themes, this book sheds a light on how since the early 21st century we have witnessed a rise of populism and extremism.
Dealing with one of the most paradigmatic periods of Contemporary History, this book is essential for scholars and students of History, International Relations, Postcolonial Studies, and African Studies programs, as well as librarians and diplomats, and for advanced training institutions, peacebuilding organizations, international NGOs, and the wider public.
- Debates and controversies. Historiographies around 1917
- The influence of the Russian Revolution in Spain
- The impact of the Russian Revolution across the Muslim world: from the winds of freedom to geopolitical changes
- The most important of the arts: the October Revolution and film production
- 1918, a decisive year – five core processes for the advancement of the October Revolution
- The historical legacy of the Great War
- The First World War in Mozambique: cultural encounters between civilians and militaries
- The (re)discussion of the Portuguese colonial heritage after the end of the First World War
- Benito Mussolini, the first modern dictator: child of Italy’s war?
Nicolas Werth
Josep Sánchez i Cervelló
Jaume Camps Girona
Sérgio Dias Branco
Rui Bebiano
Gerhard Hirschfeld
Ana Paula Pires
José Luís Lima Garcia
Richard Bosworth
Biography
Clara Isabel Serrano is Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra and Researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies (CEIS20). Her main research areas are the political and cultural history of the 19th and 20th centuries, European perceptions and identities, and didactics of History.
Sérgio Neto is Research Fellow at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies (CEIS20) and Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra. His academic background includes research experience in several fields of humanities, with emphasis on the (anti)colonial question, the literature of the First World War, and the didactics of History.
