The Great War in History
The Great War in History
Looking for an examination copy?
If you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an examination copy. To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching.
This revised and updated edition of The Great War in History provides the first survey of historical interpretations of the Great War from 1914 to 2020. It demonstrates how the history of the Great War has now gone global, and how the internet revolution has affected the way we understand the conflict. Jay Winter and Antoine Prost assess not only diplomatic and military studies but also the social and cultural interpretations of the war across academic and popular history, family history, and public history, including at museums, on the stage, on screen, in art, and at sites of memory. They provide a fascinating case study of the practice of history and the first survey of the ways in which the Centenary deepened and deflected both public and professional interpretations of the war. This will be essential reading for scholars and students in history, war studies, European history and international relations.
- The first up-to-date and fully global account of historical interpretations of the Great War from 1914 to 2020
- Charts the positive and negative effects of the digital revolution on the writing of the history of the Great War
- Surveys how history and memory overlap, informing professional history, history in museums, in films, on stage, and in re-enactments
Reviews & endorsements
‘Recommended.’ J. Daley, Choice Magazine
‘… a worthy attempt to broaden understanding of the legacy of the conflict.’ Alan Sharp, Journal of Modern History
Product details
- Published: January 2021
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9781108843164
- Length: 298 pages
- Dimensions: 235 × 158 × 21 mm
- Weight: 0.54kg
- Availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from January 2026
Table of Contents
- List of figures
- Preface to the English edition (2004)
- Preface to the English edition (2020)
- Introduction
- 1. Three historiographical configurations
- 2. Politicians and diplomats: why war and for what aims?
- 3. Generals and ministers: who commanded and how?
- 4. Soldiers: how did they wage war?
- 5. Businessmen, industrialists and bankers: how was the economic war waged?
- 6. Workers: did war prevent or provoke revolution?
- 7. Civilians: how did they make war and survive it?
- 8. Agents of memory: Witnesses and historians, 1918–2000
- 9. A new century: the age of the internet
- 10. Writing the history of the Great War, 2000–2020
- Conclusion: After the Centenary
- Select bibliography
- Index.
- Show more
