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The great class war, 1914-1918 / Jacques R. Pauwels.

Summary:

"A fresh interpretation of the causes and consequences of the First World War. This book demonstrates how the war was an event welcomed by European elites as a way to stop democratization and socialist reforms, but with unexpected and unwanted consequences."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781459411050
ISBN: 1459411056
ISBN: 9781459411067
ISBN: 1459411064
Physical Description: 632 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Toronto : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Translation of: De Groote Klassenoorlog 1914-1918.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY, "MOTHER" OF THE GREAT WAR -- ch. 1 Revolutions of 1789, 1830, and 1848: First Steps toward Democracy -- ch. 2 Nobility and the Bourgeoisie: A Counterrevolutionary Symbiosis -- ch. 3 Socialism and Democratization -- ch. 4 Nationalism and "Social Imperialism" -- ch. 5 Nietzsche and Social Darwinism: Ode to War -- ch. 6 Imperialist Friends and Foes on the Road to a Great War -- ch. 7 Bourgeoisie, Aristocracy, Church, and Socialists Confront War and Revolution -- ch. 8 Fear and Tensions in the Belle Epoque -- ch. 9 Reactionary and Bellicose Policies -- pt. TWO GREAT CLASS WAR, 1914--1918 -- ch. 10 August 1914: Enthusiasm and Resignation (1) -- ch. 11 August 1914: Enthusiasm and Resignation (2) -- ch. 12 End of Politics -- ch. 13 Gentlemen and Plebeians on the War Path -- ch. 14 Fall 1914: Disillusion -- ch. 15 Friends and Enemies -- ch. 16 Militaria 1914: Aborted Plans -- ch. 17 Human Moles in the "Lovely Land of War" -- ch. 18 Militaria 1915: The Great Offensives -- ch. 19 From the Dolomites to the Dardanelles -- ch. 20 Tired of War -- ch. 21 Militaria 1916: Materiel and Human Material -- ch. 22 Disgruntled Soldiers and Civilians -- ch. 23 Militaria 1917: Catastrophes at Caporetto and Elsewhere -- ch. 24 1917: The Year of Troubles -- ch. 25 Yanks Are Coming! -- ch. 26 Revolution in Russia, on the Way to Revolutions in Asia -- ch. 27 Militaria 1918: German Spring Offensive, Allied Final Offensive -- ch. 28 Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Reforms -- ch. 29 Versailles: Peace or Armistice? -- pt. THREE LONG SHADOW OF THE GREAT WAR -- ch. 30 Via Fascism to a Second World War, 1918--1945 -- ch. 31 Class Wars from 1945 to the Present.
Language Note:	Translated from Flemish.