The People's Wars: Histories of Violence in the German Lands, 1820-1888
Author:   Mark Hewitson (Professor of German History and Politics, Professor of German History and Politics, University College London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199564262


Pages:   586
Publication Date:   09 February 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mark Hewitson (Professor of German History and Politics, Professor of German History and Politics, University College London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.006kg
ISBN:  

9780199564262


ISBN 10:   0199564264
Pages:   586
Publication Date:   09 February 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Military Violence in German History Part I: The Romance of War, 1820-1864 1: Histories of Conflict 2: Life in the German Armies 3: Domestic Violence 4: Revolution and Civil War 5: War Reports Part II: The Horror of War, 1864-1888 6: War and the Nation 7: Blood in the Sand 8: Brothers-at-War 9: The War of the Germans 10: Shock and Awe: The Aftermath of Conflict Conclusion: Reflections on Violence

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"By highlighting the role of mediated depictions of combat and lived experience in shaping popular conceptions of war and violence, and by qualifying, while not discounting, the importance of nationalism as a motivation for German soldiers, he makes a significant contribution to the historiography of modern Europe and war and society ... meticulously researched, carefully structured, and thought provoking * Gavin Wiens, H-Net * Hewitson's elaborate study provides an important overview on the history of warfare in nineteenth-century Germany and it will certainly become a reference work for this field of research. * Christine G. Kr""uger, War in History * A work of remarkable originality and scholarship. One of the best books this year on modern German history. Summing Up: Essential. * CHOICE * Mark Hewitson's achievements are formidable... these two books are a treasure trove of insights and information from which scholars will benefit for years to come. * James Sheehan Journal of Modern History * These two volumes are clearly structured, fluently written, and open up a broad panorama of contemporary German views on violence and warfare. ... We can look forward to the third volume in the trilogy. * German Historical Institute London Bulletin *"


[L]uminous....A work of remarkable originality and scholarship. One of the best books this year on modern German history....Essential. --CHOICE


Author Information

Mark Hewitson is a Professor of German History and Politics, and Director of European Social and Political Studies at University College London. His publications include monographs on National Identity and Political Thought in Germany (2000), Germany and the Causes of the First World War (2004), Nationalism in Germany, 1848-1866 (2010), and History and Causality (2014). He is the co-editor of What is a Nation? Europe, 1789-1914 (2006, with Timothy Baycroft), and of Europe in Crisis: Intellectuals and the European Idea, 1917-1957 (2012, with Matthew D'Auria).

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