The spirit of 1914 (Militarism, myth and mobilization in Germany)
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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This book is the first systematic analysis of German public opinion at the outbreak of the Great War and the first treatment of the myth of the 'spirit of 1914', which stated that in August 1914 all Germans felt 'war enthusiasm' and that this enthusi...
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- ISBN13 9780521771375
- ISBN10 0521771374
- Tipo LIBRO
- Páginas 268
- Año de Edición 2000
- Encuadernación Tela
The spirit of 1914 (Militarism, myth and mobilization in Germany)
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
This book is the first systematic analysis of German public opinion at the outbreak of the Great War and the first treatment of the myth of the 'spirit of 1914', which stated that in August 1914 all Germans felt 'war enthusiasm' and that this enthusi...
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
This book is the first systematic analysis of German public opinion at the outbreak of the Great War and the first treatment of the myth of the 'spirit of 1914', which stated that in August 1914 all Germans felt 'war enthusiasm' and that this enthusiasm constituted a critical moment in which German society was transformed. Jeffrey Verhey's study demonstrates that the myth was historically inaccurate. Although intellectuals and much of the upper class were enthusiastic, the emotions and opinions of most of the population were far more complex and contradictory. Jeffrey Verhey further examines the development of the myth in newspapers, politics and propaganda, and the propagation and appropriation of this myth after the war. His innovative analysis sheds new light on German experience of the Great War and on the role of political myths in modern German political culture.