Synopses & Reviews
The First World War is commonly referred to as an historical watershed, and the nature of that great cataclysm's impact upon European society and culture remains a hotly debated topic. This book is a comparative study, with a broad coverage, enhanced by its interactive treatment of high culture, popular culture, and propaganda.
Review
"This volume claims to shed new light on WW I's immediate impact on the varieties of cultural expression among both the European populace and ranks of the elite....the volume redresses the lack of information on the culture of Eastern Europe by including a number of unique and intimate portraits of its evolution and revolution." Choice"...this work succeeds admirably: the essays on Britain, France, and Germany are informative and often original, but the real strength of this collection rests in the attention it pays to the neglected regions and nations of east central Europe." Journal of Modern History"The book broadens the discursive space considerably, and it is a fascinating read." The Sarmatian Review"...avolume on the cultural impact of World War I on Eastern Europe is surely welcome." Modris Eksteins, American Historical Review" [a] substantial, uniformly well-written volume...European Culture in the Great War...more than adequately fulfills the editors' avowed intention of taking an initial step in producing a "synoptic cultural history of Europe during the Great War.'" Central European History, Volume 33 volume...European volume...European Culture in the Great War^
Synopsis
It is commonplace to refer to the First World War as an historical watershed, but the nature of that great cataclysm"s impact upon European society and culture remains a hotly debated topic. This book offers a comparative study, whose broad comparative sweep is enhanced by its interactive treatment of high culture, popular culture, and propaganda.
Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Days and nights in wartime Russia Richard Stites; 2. German culture in the Great War Peter Jelavich; 3. Culture in Poland during World War I Harold B. Segel; 4. Jewish cultural identity in Eastern and central Europe during the Great War Aviel Roshwald; 5. The tragic carnival: Austrian culture in the First World War Steven Beller; 6. Ambivalent patriots: Czech culture in the Great War Claire Nolte; 7. Culture in Hungary during World War I Joseph Held; 8. Culture in the south Slavic lands, 1914'"1918 Andrew Wachtel; 9. Between apology and denial: Bulgarian culture during World War I Evelina Kelbetcheva; 10. Romania: war, occupation, liberation Maria Bucur; 11. Occupation, propaganda, and the idea of Belgium Sophie de Schaepdrijver; 12. Cultural life in France, 1914'"1918 Marc Ferro; 13. The impact of World War I on Italian political culture Walter L. Adamson; 14. Popular culture in wartime Britain Jay Winter; Conclusion.