Total War and Social Change

1988
ISBN: 978-0-333-45591-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 134 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 211 g

A collection of essays supported by statistics on the social consequences of the two world wars. It covers the main European countries and a range of major issues including the levels of economic activity, women's employment and the extent of executions of collaborators.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marwick, Arthur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

World War I and women in France, J.F.McMillan; World War I and the working class in Britain, A.Reid; the social consequences of World War I- the case of Germany, W.J.Mommsen; the social consequences of World War II for the USSR , P.Dukes; World War II and social change in Germany, M.Roseman; World War II and social change in France, F.Bedarida; women, war and social change - women in Britain in World War II, P.Summerfield.

Über Autor(innen)

ARTHUR MARWICK has been Professor of History at the Open University since 1969 and was formerly its Dean and Director of Studies in Arts. His visiting appointments include positions at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Stanford University, California, the hoover Institution and L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris. He has published extensively, concentrating on twentieth-century social history and the impact of war. His contribution to the philosophy of history, , is proving its enduring worth with a third edition in 1988.