War veterans and fascism in interwar Europe / Ángel Alcalde, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alcalde, Ángel, author.

Series:

Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fascism--Europe--History--20th century.

Fascism.

Veterans.

Social conditions.

Veterans--Political activity.

History.

Europe.

Veterans--Political activity--Europe--History--20th century.

Veterans--Europe--Social conditions--20th century.

World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Europe.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Influence.

Europe--Politics and government--1918-1945.

Politics and government.

Europe--Social conditions--20th century.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Veterans--Social conditions.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 314 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"This book analyses the transnational relationship between war veterans and fascism in interwar Europe. For decades, historians have strived to explain why the European continent, only twenty years after a cataclysmic war of unprecedented murderous dimensions, became involved in a new, even more horrendous, world conflict. Although there were important democratic experiences and remarkable advances in many facets of human life, the interwar period saw the progressive demolition of the peaceful order for which many people had hoped in the wake of the Great War. While at the beginning of 1919 democracies clearly dominated Europe, by June 1940 they were the exception to the rule. This eclipse of democracy, marked by violent conflicts and civil wars, cannot be understood without placing fascism at its centre. Fascism was a product of the First World War experience, and fascism can also be considered to have triggered the Second World War. In this scenario, explaining the links between fascism and war veterans, the men who were also a direct legacy of the Great War, remains crucial"--Introduction.

Contents:

Part I. Fascism and veterans after the Great War

The Great War veterans and the origins of Fascism, 1914-1919

War veterans and the rise of Italian Fascism, 1920-1922

Part II. Fascism and veterans during the 1920s

Veterans under fascist rule, 1923-1925

Veterans and fascism : consolidation and European expansion, 1925-1929

Part III. Fascism and veterans during the 1930s

Transnational fascism and veterans, 1929-1935

Veterans between fascism and anti-fascism, war and peace, 1936-1940.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107198425

1107198429

OCLC:

980346773

Publisher Number:

99972582199

Online:

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