State, Society and Mobilization in Europe During the First World War |
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| Editor:
| Horne, John |
| Contribution by:
| Kennedy, Paul
Prost, Antoine
Sivan, Emmanuel
Winter, Jay |
| Series title: | Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-52266-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.99 |
Book Description:
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This is a volume of comparative essays on the First World War which focuses on one central feature: the political and cultural 'mobilization' of the populations of the main belligerent counties in Europe behind the war. It explores how and why they supported the war for so long (as soldiers and civilians), why that support weakened in the face of the devastation of trench warfare, and why states with a stronger degree of political support and national integration (such as Britain and...
More DescriptionThis is a volume of comparative essays on the First World War which focuses on one central feature: the political and cultural 'mobilization' of the populations of the main belligerent counties in Europe behind the war. It explores how and why they supported the war for so long (as soldiers and civilians), why that support weakened in the face of the devastation of trench warfare, and why states with a stronger degree of political support and national integration (such as Britain and France) were ultimately successful.