02772nam 2200661 450 991045883060332120200520144314.01-4443-5145-11-282-71225-X97866127122580-631-21511-51-4443-2760-7(CKB)2670000000032936(EBL)555064(OCoLC)652653819(SSID)ssj0000417227(PQKBManifestationID)12110260(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417227(PQKBWorkID)10358675(PQKB)11059343(MiAaPQ)EBC555064(MiAaPQ)EBC4433080(Au-PeEL)EBL4433080(CaPaEBR)ebr11505298(OCoLC)1022786153(EXLCZ)99267000000003293620100315d2011 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEurope between democracy and dictatorship, 1900-1945 /Conan FischerChichester ;Malden, MA :Wiley-Blackwell,2011.1 online resource (409 p.)Blackwell history of EuropeDescription based upon print version of record.0-631-21512-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.The European paradox -- The coming of war -- Fighting the war -- Ending the war : revolutions and peacemaking -- Revision and recovery, 1919-1929 -- The high noon of the dictators -- The return to war -- Europe eclipsed -- Europe : an honourable legacy?Fischer offers a captivating analysis of Europe's turbulent history during the first half of the twentieth century, from the optimism at the turn of the century to the successive waves of destruction of the First and Second World Wars. Written by a leading authority in this field, the book draws upon his areas of expertiseReflects the most recent scholarship in this period of historyWhile laying stress on Europe's major powers and the seminal events of the earlier twentieth century, Fischer pays due attention to the smaller European countries from the Atlantic tBlackwell history of Europe.World War, 1914-1918EuropeWorld War, 1939-1945EuropeEuropeHistory1871-1918EuropeHistory1918-1945Electronic books.World War, 1914-1918World War, 1939-1945940.5Fischer Conan860760MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458830603321Europe between democracy and dictatorship, 1900-19451920927UNINA