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1 online resource (153 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in contemporary European history
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Studies in contemporary European history.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Franco-German Relations, 18981914: A Sketch; Chapter 2. Hereditary Enemies? The Once and Future War; Chapter 3. Production and Reproduction: Economy, Fertility, and Consumption; Chapter 4. The Elusive Alsatian; Chapter 5. Shades of Opinion: The Political Spectrum Conclusion Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
It is hard to imagine nowadays that, for many years, France and Germany considered each other as ""arch enemies."" And yet, for well over a century, these two countries waged verbal and ultimately violent wars against each other. This study explores a particularly virulent phase during which each of these two nations projected certain assumptions about national character onto the other - distorted images, motivated by antipathy, fear, and envy, which contributed to the growing hostility between the two countries in the years before the First World War. Most remarkably, as the author discovere. |
Local Note |
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National characteristics, French.
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National characteristics, French. |
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National characteristics, German.
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National characteristics, German. |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes.
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World War (1914-1918) |
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France -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
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France. |
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International relations. |
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Germany. |
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Germany -- Foreign relations -- France.
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Germany -- Foreign public opinion, French -- History -- 20th century.
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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France -- Foreign public opinion, German -- History -- 20th century.
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France -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
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Germany -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
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France -- History -- Third Republic, 1870-1940.
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Germany -- History -- 1871-1918.
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Chronological Term |
1871-1918 |
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French.
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French. |
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Germans.
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Germans. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France. |
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Diplomatic relations. |
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Public opinion, French. |
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Public opinion, German. |
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War -- Causes. |
Chronological Term |
1870-1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Nolan, Michael E. Inverted mirror : mythologizing the enemy in France and Germany, 1898-1914. New York : Berghahn Books, 2005 ix, 141 ; 23 cm Studies in contemporary European history 9781571816696 (DLC) 10882857 |
ISBN |
9781782386605 (electronic book) |
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1782386602 (electronic book) |
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1571816690 |
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9781845453015 |
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9781571816696 |
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1845453018 |
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9781845453015 |
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