The Legacies Of Two World Wars

Author : Lothar Kettenacker,Torsten Riotte
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857452238

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The Legacies of Two World Wars by Lothar Kettenacker,Torsten Riotte Pdf

The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was done mainly, if one is to believe US policy at the time, to liberate the people of Iraq from an oppressive dictator. However, the many protests in London, New York, and other cities imply that the policy of "making the world safe for democracy" was not shared by millions of people in many Western countries. Thinking about this controversy inspired the present volume, which takes a closer look at how society responded to the outbreaks and conclusions of the First and Second World Wars. In order to examine this relationship between the conduct of wars and public opinion, leading scholars trace the moods and attitudes of the people of four Western countries (Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy) before, during and after the crucial moments of the two major conflicts of the twentieth century. Focusing less on politics and more on how people experienced the wars, this volume shows how the distinction between enthusiasm for war and concern about its consequences is rarely clear-cut.

Author : Torsten Riotte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Public opinion
ISBN : OCLC:1039645105

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The Legacies of Two World Wars by Torsten Riotte Pdf

Author : Chan Yang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351391504

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World War Two Legacies in East Asia by Chan Yang Pdf

How to remember World War Two in East Asia is a huge source of friction between China and Japan, causing major diplomatic and political difficulties right up to the present. As this book shows, however, there is also disagreement within these countries as to how to remember the war, which in the case of China began immediately after the war and lasted with varying degrees of intensity until the famous "textbook incident" of 1982 marked the beginning of a more strongly anti-Japanese position. Based on extensive original research, the book explores how China’s remembrance of the war has evolved over time. It not only explores the roles played by the national as well as local state actors in the formation of the Chinese war memory, but also pays attention to the individual Chinese people. It considers particular aspects of commemoration in China, explores the corresponding situation in Japan and discusses the continuing impact on the relationship between the two countries.

Author : Frank Biess,Robert G. Moeller
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845459987

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Histories of the Aftermath by Frank Biess,Robert G. Moeller Pdf

In 1945, Europeans confronted a legacy of mass destruction and death: millions of families had lost their homes and livelihoods; millions of men in uniform had lost their lives; and millions more had been displaced by the war’s destruction, and the genocidal policies of the Nazi regime. From a range of methodological historical perspectives—military, cultural, and social, to film and gender and sexuality studies—this volume explores how Europeans came to terms with these multiple pasts. With a focus on distinctive national experiences in both Eastern and Western Europe, it illuminates how postwar stabilization coexisted with persistent insecurities, injuries, and trauma.

Author : John Lukacs
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300180961

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The Legacy of the Second World War by John Lukacs Pdf

Addresses the perplexing and often overlooked questions about World War II, revealing the ways in which the war and its legacy still touch lives today.

Author : D. F. Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Origins and Legacies of World War I by D. F. Fleming Pdf

Author : R. Scott Sheffield,Noah Riseman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108424639

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Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War by R. Scott Sheffield,Noah Riseman Pdf

A transnational history of how Indigenous peoples mobilised en masse to support the war effort on the battlefields and the home fronts.

Author : David Reynolds
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393244298

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The Long Shadow: The Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds Pdf

Winner of the 2014 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for the Best Work of History. "If you only read one book about the First World War in this anniversary year, read The Long Shadow. David Reynolds writes superbly and his analysis is compelling and original." —Anne Chisolm, Chair of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize Committee, and Chair of the Royal Society of Literature. One of the most violent conflicts in the history of civilization, World War I has been strangely forgotten in American culture. It has become a ghostly war fought in a haze of memory, often seen merely as a distant preamble to World War II. In The Long Shadow critically acclaimed historian David Reynolds seeks to broaden our vision by assessing the impact of the Great War across the twentieth century. He shows how events in that turbulent century—particularly World War II, the Cold War, and the collapse of Communism—shaped and reshaped attitudes to 1914–18. By exploring big themes such as democracy and empire, nationalism and capitalism, as well as art and poetry, The Long Shadow is stunningly broad in its historical perspective. Reynolds throws light on the vast expanse of the last century and explains why 1914–18 is a conflict that America is still struggling to comprehend. Forging connections between people, places, and ideas, The Long Shadow ventures across the traditional subcultures of historical scholarship to offer a rich and layered examination not only of politics, diplomacy, and security but also of economics, art, and literature. The result is a magisterial reinterpretation of the place of the Great War in modern history.

Author : Emile Chabal,Robert Tombs
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441130396

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Britain and France in Two World Wars by Emile Chabal,Robert Tombs Pdf

This collection examines relations between France and Britain, in particular their conflicting memories of key episodes in their recent past.

Author : John Lukacs
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300114393

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The Legacy of the Second World War by John Lukacs Pdf

Sixty-five years after the conclusion of World War II, its consequences are still with us. In this probing book, the acclaimed historian John Lukacs raises perplexing questions about World War II that have yet to be explored. In a work that brilliantly argues for World War II's central place in the history of the twentieth century, Lukacs applies his singular expertise toward addressing the war's most persistent enigmas. The Second World War was Hitler's war. Yet questions about Hitler's thoughts and his decisions still remain. How did the divisions of Europe—and, consequently, the Cold War—come about? What were the true reasons for Werner Heisenberg's mission to Niels Bohr in Copenhagen in September 1941? What led to “Rainbow Five,' the American decision to make the war against Germany an American priority even in the event of a two-ocean world war? Was the Cold War unavoidable? In this work, which offers both an accessible primer for students and challenging new theses for scholars, Lukacs addresses these and other riddles, revealing the ways in which the war and its legacy still touch our lives today.

Author : Uilleam Blacker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317428381

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Memory, the City and the Legacy of World War II in East Central Europe by Uilleam Blacker Pdf

After the Second World War, millions of people across Eastern Europe, displaced as a result of wartime destruction, deportations and redrawing of state boundaries, found themselves living in cities that were filled with the traces of the foreign cultures of the former inhabitants. In the immediate post-war period these traces were not acknowledged, the new inhabitants going along with official policies of oblivion, the national narratives of new post-war regimes, and the memorializing of the victors. In time, however, and increasingly over recent decades, the former "other pasts" have been embraced and taken on board as part of local cultural memory. This book explores this interesting and increasingly important phenomenon. It examines official ideologies, popular memory, literature, film, memorialization and tourism to show how other pasts are being incorporated into local cultural memory. It relates these developments to cultural theory and argues that the relationship between urban space, cultural memory and identity in Eastern Europe is increasingly becoming a question not only of cultural politics, but also of consumption and choice, alongside a tendency towards the cosmopolitanization of memory.

Author : Matthias Strohn
Publisher : Casemate Academic
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781952715037

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The Long Shadow of World War II by Matthias Strohn Pdf

2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War II, yet even as the war slips from living memory, its legacies continue to influence current political and military thinking. This anthology will analyze these legacies for a number of countries and regions including China, Russia, the United States, the Near East, and Germany illustrating in detail how World War II is not merely a historical event, but a defining moment for current military and political thinking around the globe. This book will therefore be of interest for those interested in history, but also political and military decision makers, and followers of current political and military affairs.

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472583253

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Rethinking World War Two by Jeremy Black Pdf

History is both the past and our accounts of the past. In Rethinking World War Two, Jeremy Black explores the contesting accounts and interpretations of the war, critically examining the leading controversies surrounding the conflict, its aftermath and its ongoing significance in the modern world. The first half of the book considers controversies surrounding the course of the war, with chapters looking at the importance of military history, the causes of the war, politics and grand strategy and domestic politics. The second half goes on to consider the memory of the war and its echoes in political and military spheres, with chapters devoted to the memory of the war in Europe and in Asia. A detailed further reading section provides guidance on how to take study of various topics further. Rethinking World War Two is unique in offering a survey of both the events of the conflict and the various debates surrounding its memory. It will be an invaluable resource for any student of World War Two, particularly those seeking a better understanding of its continuing legacy in the postwar world.

Author : Tim Haughton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317183914

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Aftermath by Tim Haughton Pdf

Focusing on three of the defining moments of the twentieth century - the end of the two World Wars and the collapse of the Iron Curtain - this volume presents a rich collection of authoritative essays, covering a wide range of thematic, regional, temporal and methodological perspectives. By re-examining the traumatic legacies of the century’s three major conflicts, the volume illuminates a number of recurrent yet differentiated ideas concerning memorialisation, mythologisation, mobilisation, commemoration and confrontation, reconstruction and representation in the aftermath of conflict. The post-conflict relationship between the living and the dead, the contestation of memories and legacies of war in cultural and political discourses, and the significance of generations are key threads binding the collection together. While not claiming to be the definitive study of so vast a subject, the collection nevertheless presents a series of enlightening historical and cultural perspectives from leading scholars in the field, and it pushes back the boundaries of the burgeoning field of the study of legacies and memories of war. Bringing together historians, literary scholars, political scientists and cultural studies experts to discuss the legacies and memories of war in Europe (1918-1945-1989), the collection makes an important contribution to the ongoing interdisciplinary conversation regarding the interwoven legacies of twentieth-century Europe’s three major conflicts.

Author : Martin Conway,José Gotovitch
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1571815031

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Europe in Exile by Martin Conway,José Gotovitch Pdf

During World War 2, London was transformed into a European city, as it unexpectedly became a place of refuge for many thousands of European citizens seeking refuge from military campaigns on the Continent of Europe.