Germanys defeat and the subsequent demobilization of her armies had devastating social and psychological consequences for the nation, which richard bessel sets out to explore in this book. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Richard bessel is professor of twentieth century history at the university of york and a member of the editorial boards of german history and history today. From war to peace, the last months of the war were by far the bloodiest for germany. Richard bessel, the legacy of the first world war and weimar politcs in germany after the first world war. Germany after the first world war by richard bessel germany after the first world war by richard bessel pp. Richard bessel, germany after the first world war oxford, 1993. Germany after the first world war remained, as richard bessel has put it succinctly, a postwar society. Dr bessel examines the changes brought by the war to germany, and those resulting from the return of the soldiers to civilian. Buy a cheap copy of germany after the first world war. Germany after the first world war by richard bessel 1993. In the multiethnic regions of the former empires, the rising wave of nationalism directed this violent potential against ethnic and religious minorities. His publications include germany after the first world war oxford, 1993, life after death.
Germany after the first world war bessel, richard, 1993 book the politics of symbols, semantics, and sentiments in the weimar republic kathleen canning, 2010127 article the bavarian mussolini and his beerhall putsch. Donna harsch youth and the welfare state in weimar germany. The first world war cast a long shadow over the politics of weimar germany, and this helped to create a climate conducive to nazism. A social history of germany in the years following the first world war, this book explores germanys defeat and the subsequent demobilization of its armies, events which had devastating social and psychological consequences for the nation. World war i also had the effect of bringing political transformation to most of the principal parties involved in the conflict, transforming them into electoral democracies by bringing nearuniversal suffrage for the first time in history, as in germany 1919 german federal election, great britain 1918 united kingdom general election, and. From war to peace is an examination of what germany went through in 1945. Contemporaneously described as the war to end all wars, it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. The organization formerly the american military institute was established in 1937, and has published a quarterly journal under various titles since that date. World war i often abbreviated as wwi or ww1, also known as the first world war or the great war, was a global war that lasted from 1914 to 1918. One of the illustrations in the book shows the authors father, an american gi, being awarded a medal in heidelberg in may 1945.
The aftermath of world war i saw drastic political, cultural, economic, and social change across eurasia, africa, and even in areas outside those that were directly involved. Postwar societies by richard bessel the first world war caused unprecedented disruption to societies across the globe, from western and especially central and eastern europe to east africa. How did the roaring twenties happen when the decade. To be a young person in the 1920s, you likely didnt fight in wwi. Doubtless currency stabilization and some relaxation of price controls were crucial, but in themselves they hardly constituted an institutional revolution. The journal of military history is published quarterly by the society for military history, an organization of about 2000 historians and persons with a scholarly interest in military history. German workingclass women in the first world war, oxford. Type chapter page start 254 page end 284 web address. Bessel has written a fine book that does his fathers memory proud. Germanys defeat and the subsequent demobilization of her armies had enormous economic, social, and psychological.
Germany after the first world war by richard bessel goodreads. Paying for war and peace life after death a chronicle of germanys transformation during a pivotal year describes the devastation from the wars final battles, the death marches and acts of vengeance suffered by ordinary citizens, and the first postwar years. Germany after the first world war by bessel, richard. To hell and back a world in flames murder and mayhem fleeing for their lives the last days of the reich revenge the beginning of occupation the loss of the east societies of the uprooted visions of a new world the great disorder paying for war and peace life after death a chronicle of germany s transformation. Postwar societies international encyclopedia of the first.
While this characterization of the revolutionary upheavals of 1918 and 1919 may have been something of an. International encyclopedia of the first world war, ed. The storm troopers in eastern germany, 19251934 new haven. This article describes the totality of the first world war in many aspects. Pdf richard bessel, germany after the first world war. Germany after the first world war 1993 fritzsche, peter.
Not least because success stories were achieved in postwar western europe with such a rich and varied array of policies. Bessel ably shows why such thinking is incorrect, and how the nazi regime was able to secure so much support in its project of total war. Richard bessel and dorothee wierlings volume is one of the most intellectually engaging collections of essays to appear during the centenary of the first world war. Aug 16, 2009 the distinguished british historian richard bessel, however, understands the difference between suffering and atonement, and with germany 1945 he has produced a sober yet powerful account of. He is a member of the editorial boards of german history and history today. British images of adolf hitler, 192024 detlev clemens, 1999 article 526. It contains fifteen essays written by leading specialists with academic affiliations in six countries. If youre 25 in 1925 to pick an easy example, you were 14 when the war started, 18 when it ended so at most you were drafted for a few months at the end. It took germany decades to face the past, bessel writes, and because its enemies committed extreme violence, too, germans could think of themselves as victims, as people to be pitied rather than reviled. Paying for war and peace life after death a chronicle of germany s transformation during a pivotal year describes the devastation from the war s final battles, the death marches and acts of vengeance suffered by ordinary citizens, and the first postwar years. Oxford university press, 1993 summary by alex burkhardt, university. It argues that the emergence of violence was due to the absence of functioning state control and facilitated by the effects of experiencing mass violence during the first world war.
While many survivors could celebrate an end to war and cherish hopes for a brighter future, and while many. This book also reports the allied mass murder of the german people after the end of world war ii during which the alliesled by general dwight d. Richard bessel, germany after the first world war oxford. Germany after the first world war by richard bessel 199308. Postwar societies international encyclopedia of the first world. The storm troopers in eastern germany, 19251934, and germany after the first world war. The reasons for the brutality of this era were threefold.
Richard bessel is professor of twentiethcentury history at the university of york. Bessel is a fellow of the freiburg institute for advanced studies. Germany 1945 from war to peace, richard bessel, aug 3, 2010, history, 560 pages. Richard bessel this is a social history of germany in the years following the first world war. A social history of germany in the years following the first world war, this book explores germanys defeat and the subsequent demobilization of its armies, events. Jul, 2010 germany after the first world war bessel, richard. Download pdf fascist italy and nazi germany book full free. Germany s defeat and the subsequent demobilization of her armies had enormous economic, social, and psychological. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Germanys aims in the first world war internet archive. Germany after the first world war by richard bessel alibris. Jan 01, 1993 a social history of germany in the years following the first world war, this book explores germany s defeat and the subsequent demobilization of its armies, events which had devastating social and psychological consequences for the nation. Bessel earned his ba at antioch and his dphil at the university of oxford. As world war ii drew to a devastating and violent close, the german people were confronted simultaneously with making sense of the horrors just passed and finding the strength and hope to move forward and rebuild.
Such was the case when nazi germany fell in the first months of 1945, encircled by mighty. Buy germany after the first world war 1st edition by bessel, richard isbn. Germany after the first world war and nazism and war. European political cultures, roger eatwell, apr 12, 2002, political science, 296 pages. The first world war caused unprecedented disruption to societies across. Four empires collapsed due to the war, old countries were abolished, new ones were formed, boundaries were redrawn, international organizations were established, and many new and old ideologies took a firm hold in peoples. Richard bessel is professor of history at the university of york and a specialist on the social and political history of nazi germany. Moreover, as the allies closed in from all sides, death and destruction were caused within the reich itself. Mobilization and demobilization in germany, 19161919.
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Germany s defeat and the subsequent demobilization of her armies had devastating social and psychological consequences for the nation, which richard bessel sets out to explore in this book. A social history of germany in the years following. The pressure from below to create new ones was constant down to the great war. Life in the third reich richard bessel is professor of twentiethcentury history at the university of york. The first world war and its witnesses edited by richard bessel and dorothee wierling studies of the german historical institute, london. Its a look at what the germans experienced in the last five months of world war ii and how germans began the recovery from the nazi years and the massive destruction of their country in the months following the end of the war in europe. The distinguished british historian richard bessel, however, understands the difference between suffering and atonement, and with germany 1945 he has produced a. Richard bessel german social democracy and the rise of nazism. Populism and political mobilization in weimar germany 1990. For a critical view of erhard, see alan kramer, the west german economy 19451955 new york.
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