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A People´s History of the Second World War: Resistance Versus Empire
Donny Gluckstein
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Description for A People´s History of the Second World War: Resistance Versus Empire
Hardback. Fascinating history of the Second World War as fought 'from below' by anti-fascist militias, who worked both with and against the allied powers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
This history reclaims the Second World War as a global fight 'from below'. The vast majority of historical accounts have focused on the regular armies of the allied powers, however, the often-neglected people's militias were crucial not only to the defeat of fascism, but also colonialism, imperialism and even capitalism.
Looking at militias in Yugoslavia, Greece, Poland and Latvia, as well as the Warsaw Uprising and anti-fascist movements in Germany, it presents a different battle, fought on different terms. Widening its scope to India – where an independence movement was shaking an already weak British Empire, and ... Read more
This history reclaims the Second World War as a global fight 'from below'. The vast majority of historical accounts have focused on the regular armies of the allied powers, however, the often-neglected people's militias were crucial not only to the defeat of fascism, but also colonialism, imperialism and even capitalism.
Looking at militias in Yugoslavia, Greece, Poland and Latvia, as well as the Warsaw Uprising and anti-fascist movements in Germany, it presents a different battle, fought on different terms. Widening its scope to India – where an independence movement was shaking an already weak British Empire, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745328034
SKU
V9780745328034
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About Donny Gluckstein
Donny Gluckstein is a lecturer in history at Stevenson College, Edinburgh. He is the author of several books on Marxist history.
Reviews for A People´s History of the Second World War: Resistance Versus Empire
'Rigorously structuring his analysis around the two central themes of popular resistance and inter-imperialist rivalry, Gluckstein makes an indispensable contribution to understanding the reality of the conflict in all its complexity'
Neil Davidson, Senior Research Fellow, University of Strathclyde and author of Discovering the Scottish Revolution 'Combines an impressive grasp of the war's shifting complexities with the brilliance of ... Read more
Neil Davidson, Senior Research Fellow, University of Strathclyde and author of Discovering the Scottish Revolution 'Combines an impressive grasp of the war's shifting complexities with the brilliance of ... Read more