The Great War in history : debates and controversies, 1914 to the present

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Label

The Great War in history : debates and controversies, 1914 to the present

Title remainder

debates and controversies, 1914 to the present

Statement of responsibility

Jay Winter and Antoine Prost

Creator

• Winter, J. M

Contributor

• Prost, Antoine, 1933-

Subject

• Eerste Wereldoorlog
• Geschiedschrijving
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Historiography

Language

eng

Summary

"Since the Armistice, a vast literature has been produced on the First World War and its repercussions. For the first time, two leading historians from the United States and France have produced a fully comparative analysis of the ways in which this history has been written and interpreted. The book identifies three generations of historians, literary scholars, film directors and writers who have commented upon the war. Through a thematic structure, it assesses not only diplomatic and military studies but also the social and cultural interpretations of the Great War as seen primarily through the eyes of French, German, and British writers. It provides a case study of the practice of history in the twentieth century and of the enduring importance of the national lens in shaping historical narrative. This study will prove invaluable reading to scholars and students in history, war studies, European studies, and international relations."--Jacket

Member of

• Penser la grande guerre
• Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare, 21

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

940.3/09

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

D522.42

LC item number

.W56 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare

Series volume

no. 21