Capital cities at war : Paris, London, Berlin, 1914-1919 /

This ambitious volume marks a huge step in our understanding of the social history of the Great War. Jay Winter and Jean-Louis Robert have gathered a group of scholars of London, Paris and Berlin, who collectively have drawn a coherent and original study of cities at war. The contributors explore no...

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Main Authors: Winter, J. M. (Author), Robert, Jean-Louis (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Series:Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare ; 2.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Premises: Paris, London, Berlin 1914-1919: capital cities at war / Jay Winter. Paris, London, Berlin on the eve of the war / Jean-Louis Robert
  • pt. 2. The social relations of sacrifice: Lost generations: the impact of military casualties on Paris, London, and Berlin / Adrian Gregory. The image of the profiteer / Jean-Louis Robert
  • pt. 3. The social relations of labour: The transition to war in 1914 / Jon Lawrence. The labour market and industrial mobilization, 1915-1917 / Thierry Bonzon. The transition to peace, 1918-1919 / Joshua Cole
  • pt. 4. The social relations of incomes: Material pressures on the middle classes / Jon Lawrence. Wages and purchasing power / Jonathan Manning. Transfer payments and social policy / Thierry Bonzon
  • pt. 5. The social relations of consumption: Feeding the cities / Thierry Bonzon and Belinda Davis. Coal and the metropolis / Armin Triebel. Housing / Susanna Magri
  • pt. 6. Urban demography in wartime: The 'other war' I: protecting public health / Catherine Rollet. The 'other war' II: setbacks in public health / Catherine Rollet. Surviving the war: life expectation, illness, and mortality rates in Paris, London, and Berlin, 1914-1919 / Jay Winter
  • pt. 7. Towards a social history of capital cities at war: Conclusion / Jean-Louis Robert and Jay Winter.