Political Violence in Twentieth-century Europe
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Paperback. This comprehensive history examines the varied manifestations of political violence in Europe's extremely violent twentieth century. Editor(s): Bloxham, Donald; Gerwarth, Robert. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFFE; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
This is a comprehensive history of political violence during Europe's incredibly violent twentieth century. Leading scholars examine the causes and dynamics of war, revolution, counterrevolution, genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism and state repression. They locate these manifestations of political violence within their full transnational and comparative contexts and within broader trends in European history from the beginning of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire in the late nineteenth-century, through the two world wars, to the Yugoslav Wars and the rise of fundamentalist terrorism. The book spans a 'greater Europe' stretching from Ireland and Iberia to the Baltic, the Caucasus, Turkey and ... Read more
This is a comprehensive history of political violence during Europe's incredibly violent twentieth century. Leading scholars examine the causes and dynamics of war, revolution, counterrevolution, genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism and state repression. They locate these manifestations of political violence within their full transnational and comparative contexts and within broader trends in European history from the beginning of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire in the late nineteenth-century, through the two world wars, to the Yugoslav Wars and the rise of fundamentalist terrorism. The book spans a 'greater Europe' stretching from Ireland and Iberia to the Baltic, the Caucasus, Turkey and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521182041
SKU
V9780521182041
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Donald Bloxham is Professor of Modern History at Edinburgh University. He is author of Genocide on Trial (2001), The Great Game of Genocide (2005) and The Final Solution: A Genocide (2009) and is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Genocide Studies (2010). Robert Gerwarth is Professor of Modern History and Director of the Centre for War Studies at University College ... Read more
Reviews for Political Violence in Twentieth-century Europe
'This book is notable for the seamless explanatory linkages it establishes between the many horrific episodes of political violence that characterized the European twentieth century. With impeccable scholarship and deft writing, the authors explore the causes and consequences of war, civil war, terrorism, colonial violence, genocide and ethnic cleansing in a broad geographical setting stretching from the Ottoman Empire and ... Read more