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 material pr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2015]
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| Summary: | 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 material progress and proud of their imperial command over the globe, only to become embroiled in the bloodshed of World War I, which brought an end to their optimism and gave rise to competing democratic, communist and fascist ideologies. Out of Ashes explores the paradox of the European encounter with modernity in the twentieth century, shedding new light on why it led to cataclysm, inhumanity and self-destruction, but also social justice, democracy and peace. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 867 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691152790 0691152799 |