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Capital cities at war : Paris, London, Berlin, 1914-1919 / [edited by] Jay Winter and Jean-Louis Robert.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare ; 2.
- Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--France--Paris.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--England--London.
- World War, 1914-1918--Germany--Berlin.
- Paris (France)--History.
- Paris (France).
- London (England)--History.
- London (England).
- Berlin (Germany)--History.
- Berlin (Germany).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 622 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- One of the few interdisciplinary studies of wartime available and a model for research in social history.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 578-610) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780511599613
- 0511599617
- Publisher Number:
- 99984193795
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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