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The age of catastrophe : a history of the West, 1914-1945

Title
The age of catastrophe : a history of the West, 1914-1945 / Heinrich August Winkler ; translated by Stewart Spencer.
Author
Winkler, Heinrich August
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.

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Additional Authors
Winkler, Heinrich August.
Description
xiii, 998 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Characterized by global war, political revolution and national crises, the period between 1914 and 1945 was one of the most horrifying eras in the history of the West. A noted scholar of modern German history, Heinrich August Winkler examines how and why Germany so radically broke with the normative project of the West and unleashed devastation across the world. In this total history of the thirty years between the start of World War One and the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Winkler blends historical narrative with political analysis and encompasses military strategy, national identity, class conflict, economic development and cultural change. The book includes astutely observed chapters on the United States, Japan, Russia, Britain, and the other European powers, and Winkler's distinctly European perspective offers insights beyond the accounts written by his British and American counterparts. As Germany takes its place at the helm of a unified Europe, Winkler's fascinating account will be widely read and debated for years to come"--
Subjects
Note
  • Continues: Geschichte des Westens. München : Beck, 2009.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 15-8047
ISBN
  • 9780300204896
  • 0300204892
LCCN
2015023655
OCLC
909251556
Author
Winkler, Heinrich August, author.
Title
The age of catastrophe : a history of the West, 1914-1945 / Heinrich August Winkler ; translated by Stewart Spencer.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Winkler, Heinrich August. Geschichte des Westens.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-8047
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