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The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 3, Civil Society
Jay Winter
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Description for The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 3, Civil Society
paperback. A comprehensive, transnational account of the social and cultural history of the First World War. Editor(s): Winter, Dr Jay. Series: The Cambridge History of the First World War. Num Pages: 779 pages, 1 b/w illus. 48 colour illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of the First World War explores the social and cultural history of the war and considers the role of civil society throughout the conflict; that is to say those institutions and practices outside the state through which the war effort was waged. Drawing on 25 years of historical scholarship, it sheds new light on culturally significant issues such as how families and medical authorities adapted to the challenges of war and the shift that occurred in gender roles and behaviour that would subsequently reshape society. Adopting a transnational approach, this volume surveys the war's ... Read more
Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of the First World War explores the social and cultural history of the war and considers the role of civil society throughout the conflict; that is to say those institutions and practices outside the state through which the war effort was waged. Drawing on 25 years of historical scholarship, it sheds new light on culturally significant issues such as how families and medical authorities adapted to the challenges of war and the shift that occurred in gender roles and behaviour that would subsequently reshape society. Adopting a transnational approach, this volume surveys the war's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
779
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Cambridge History of the First World War
Condition
New
Weight
1340g
Number of Pages
763
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781316601433
SKU
V9781316601433
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About Jay Winter
Jay Winter is Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale University, Connecticut. He came to Yale from the University of Cambridge, where he took his doctorate and where he taught history from 1979 to 2001 and was a Fellow of Pembroke College. He is the author of Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural ... Read more
Reviews for The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 3, Civil Society
'… both scholarly and deftly drafted, a joy to read. It provides broad as well as deep analysis of just about every conceivable facet of this global catastrophe. It deserves close reading and contemplation.' Len Shurtleff, World War One Historical Association 'The global perspective on the war, represented in these volumes, adds further layers of complexity to our understanding of ... Read more