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*What do we mean by social and cultural change?
*What is the nature of total war?
*How do wars come to happen?
*What are the consequences of war?
In exploring these four key themes, this collection provides a major resource for the study of twentieth century European history and exemplifies different historical methods and approaches. The authors are drawn from a range of disciplines including those of economics, literature and the arts as well as military, social and political history, and together they raise some of the most significant problems and debates in the study of history. The essays range from standard seminal works by Stanley Hoffmann, Arno J. Mayer and Charles Maier to more recent contributions by Richard Bessell, Mark Harrison and Hew Strachan.
This is an important reader for all students of modern European history.
*What is the nature of total war?
*How do wars come to happen?
*What are the consequences of war?
In exploring these four key themes, this collection provides a major resource for the study of twentieth century European history and exemplifies different historical methods and approaches. The authors are drawn from a range of disciplines including those of economics, literature and the arts as well as military, social and political history, and together they raise some of the most significant problems and debates in the study of history. The essays range from standard seminal works by Stanley Hoffmann, Arno J. Mayer and Charles Maier to more recent contributions by Richard Bessell, Mark Harrison and Hew Strachan.
This is an important reader for all students of modern European history.
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Arthur Marwick is Professor of History, Clive Emsley is Professor of History and Wendy Simpson a course manager at The Open University.
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In the past twenty years, historians have come increasingly to recognize the often pitoval role played by war and conflict in historical developments. Read the first page
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book after hearing about it from the open university, and i wasn't dissapointed. It gives a perspective of the two wars that many historians including teachers never touch upon. The concept of total war is given significant space which will make you rethink the criterea of a so called 'total'war'. It covers the two war with a smooth transition covering some of the post-war aspects of european society. I would highly recommend this book to people of all educational backgrounds be it A-level or degree status.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Arthur Marwick was the first Professor of History at the Open University. He was one of the editors of this book. Whilst it makes mandatory reading for one of the University's courses, this book provides an excellent summary of resources and material, independently from the course. If you want a legible, coherent book of sources that, at the same time, makes good "bedtime reading" for anyone interested in European History and how societies have changed between 1914 and 1955, then this book is for you. A little over 270 pages to digest was not too hard.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am doing an Open University course and this book is part of the curriculum. As such it is invaluable and therefore gets a high star rating. However if you are looking for something that is both informative and readable - this isn't it. The essays herein contained are of a very academic nature and you will find you will be getting a lot of exercise reaching for the dictionary. It is published by the Open University and is specifically written as a companion piece to a course. There are plenty of books covering the subject though few (if any) cover the exact time frame. If you are doing a course buy it otherwise look for something not so dry.
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War and society
Set book for OU course. Meaty reading but interesting and diverse perspectives on the interaction between the world wars and the societies affected. Well referenced and scholarly. Read more
Published 2 months ago by nainstudent
Good but evidence base a little sketchy
This book was puchased by me as a requirement of the Open University course, AA312 (Total War & Social Change). Read more
Published 14 months ago by HMS
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