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"A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also of humanity, prosperity, and promise. Konrad Jarausch describes how the European nations emerged from the nineteenth century with high hopes for continued mate...
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also of humanity, prosperity, and promise. Konrad Jarausch describes how the European nations emerged from the nineteenth century with high hopes for continued material progress and proud of their imperial command over the globe, only to become embroiled in the bloodshed of World War I, which brought an end to their optimism and gave rise to competing democratic, communist, and fascist ideologies. Out of Ashes explores the paradox of the European encounter with m |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 867 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 791-850) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691152790 0691152799 |
| Index Number: | D424 |
| CLC: | K505 |
| Call Number: | K505/J372 |
| Contents: | Introduction: The European paradox -- Part I: Promise of progress, 1900-1929 -- 1. Global domination -- 2. Breakdown of peace -- 3. Waging total war -- 4. Bolshevik revolution -- 5. Democratic hopes -- 6. Fascist alternative -- 7. Modernist provocations -- Part II: Descent into self-destruction, 1929-45 -- 8. Devastating depression -- 9. Stalinist modernization -- 10. Hitler's Volksgemeinschaft -- 11. Unleashing World War II -- 12. Axis conquest -- 13. Nazi Holocaust -- 14. Bitter victory -- Part III: Surprising recovery, 1945-73 -- 15. Democratic renewal -- 16. Dictating Communism -- 17. Co |