Out of ashes : a new history of Europe in the twentieth century /
"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 :
Princeton University Press
[2015]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvc77dk5 |
Table of 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. Cold War Crises
- 18. Disappointing Decolonization
- 19. Economic Integration
- 20. Pop and Prosperity
- 21. Planning Social Reform
- Part IV: Confronting Globalization, 1973-2000. 22. Revolt against Modernity
- 23. Postindustrial Transition
- 24. Return to Détente
- 25. Peaceful Revolution
- 26. Transforming the East
- 27. Global Challenges
- 28. Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
- Postscript: A Chastened Europe.