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The spirit of 1914 : militarism, myth and mobilization in Germany /
"This book is the first systematic analysis of German public opinion at the outbreak of the Great War and the first treatment of the myth of the 'spirit of 1914,' which stated that in August 1914 all Germans felt 'war enthusiasm' and that this enthusiasm constituted a critic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare ;
10. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book is the first systematic analysis of German public opinion at the outbreak of the Great War and the first treatment of the myth of the 'spirit of 1914,' which stated that in August 1914 all Germans felt 'war enthusiasm' and that this enthusiasm constituted a critical moment in which German society was transformed. Jeffrey Verhey's powerful study demonstrates that the myth was historically inaccurate. Although intellectuals and much of the upper class were enthusiastic, the emotions and opinions of most of the population were far more complex and contradictory. Jeffrey Verhey further examines the development of the myth in newspapers, politics, and propaganda, and the propagation and appropriation of this myth after the war. His innovative analysis sheds new light on the German experience of the Great War and on the role of political myths in modern German political culture."--Publisher's description |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511497155 0511497156 0511008481 9780511008481 051103427X 9780511034275 0511118341 9780511118340 9786610154654 6610154651 0511310250 9780511310256 1107119251 9781107119253 1280154659 9781280154652 0521026369 9780521026369 |