Liberation or catastrophe?: reflections on the history of the twentieth century
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1. Verfasser: Howard, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London, UK Hambledon Continuum 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction; 1. The Enlightenment and its Enemies; 2. The Twentieth Century: Liberation or Catastrophe; 3 The Shifting Balance; Part 2 The German Wars; 4. The First World War reconsidered; 5. War and Peace in 1914; 6. War and the Making of Nations; 7. A Thirty Years War?; 8. A Missed Opportunity? Britain and the German Resistance; Part 3 The Cold War; 9. The Cold War; 10. Fifty Years of European Peace; 11. Cold War; Chill Peace; 12. NATO: An Unhappy but Successful Marriage; Part 4 Europe after the Cold War; 13. What is Europe?; 14. The European States-System; 15. Britain, France and the Making of Europe; Part 5 The War Against Terror; 16. War Against Terrorism; 17. September 11th and After; 18. Keeping Order in a Global Society
After a brief discussion about the meaning of 'modern' history, Michael Howard presents a fascinating analysis of the history of the 20th Century- laying much emphasis on the USA, where the author has spent much time as a Professor at Yale. It was Michael Howard who brought the study of military history into the mainstream of historical research and his readers will expect this as an emphasis in his analysis. They will expect less about suffragettes, human rights and the role of women. Howards̀ concern is substantially with the role of the military in the developing story of the tw
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 213 pages)
ISBN:9780826422668
0826422667
9781847251596
1847251595

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