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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Note |
Continues: Geschichte des Westens. München : Beck, 2009. |
| Summary |
"Characterized by global war, political revolution and national crises, the period between 1914 and 1945 was one of the most horrifying eras in the history of the West. A noted scholar of modern German history, Heinrich August Winkler examines how and why Germany so radically broke with the normative project of the West and unleashed devastation across the world. In this total history of the thirty years between the start of World War One and the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Winkler blends historical narrative with political analysis and encompasses military strategy, national identity, class conflict, economic development and cultural change. The book includes astutely observed chapters on the United States, Japan, Russia, Britain, and the other European powers, and Winkler's distinctly European perspective offers insights beyond the accounts written by his British and American counterparts. As Germany takes its place at the helm of a unified Europe, Winkler's fascinating account will be widely read and debated for years to come"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The twentieth century's seminal catastrophe: the first world war -- From the armistice to the world economic crisis: 1918-33 -- Democracies and dictatorships: 1933-9 -- Fault lines in Western civilization: the second world war and the Holocaust -- From world war to world war: retrospective of an exceptional period. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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World War (1914-1918) |
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Europe -- History -- 1918-1945.
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Europe. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1918-1945 |
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Europe -- History -- 1871-1918.
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| Chronological Term |
1871-1918 |
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Germany -- History -- 1918-1933.
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Germany. |
| Chronological Term |
1918-1933 |
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
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| Chronological Term |
1933-1945 |
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Germany -- Relations -- Western countries.
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Relations. |
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Western countries. |
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Western countries -- Relations -- Germany.
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World politics -- 1900-1945.
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World politics. |
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1900-1945 |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence.
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Social change -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Social change. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Winkler, Heinrich August.
Geschichte des Westens.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Winkler, Heinrich August. Age of catastrophe 9780300204896 (DLC) 2015023655 (OCoLC)909251556 |
| ISBN |
9780300213096 (electronic book) |
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0300213093 (electronic book) |
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9780300204896 |
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0300204892 |
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