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<p><i>Notes on Contributors viii</i></p> <p><i>Preface xiii</i></p> <p><i>Maps xiv</i></p> <p>Introduction: Europe in Agony, 1900–1945 xxi<br /> <i>Gordon Martel</i></p> <p><b>Part I Continuity and Change; Forces and Movements 1</b></p> <p>1 Urbanization, Poverty, and Crime 3<br /> <i>Paul Lawrence</i></p> <p>2 The Revolution in Science 19<br /> <i>Cathryn Carson</i></p> <p>3 Feminism: Women, Work, and Politics 35<br /> <i>June Hannam</i></p> <p>4 Modernism 50<br /> <i>Robin Walz</i></p> <p>5 The Cult of Youth 66<br /> <i>Elizabeth Harvey</i></p> <p>6 Sexuality and the Psyche 82<br /> <i>Lesley A. Hall</i></p> <p>7 The Economy 98<br /> <i>Peter Wardley</i></p> <p><b>Part II Before the Deluge 117</b></p> <p>8 Europe’s World: Power, Empire, and Colonialism 119<br /> <i>Woodruff D. Smith</i></p> <p>9 Social Reform or Social Revolution? 135<br /> <i>Gary P. Steenson</i></p> <p>10 Modernity: Approaching the Twentieth Century 150<br /> <i>Angela K. Smith</i></p> <p>11 Politics: The Past and the Future 165<br /> <i>Peter Waldron</i></p> <p>12 The Coming of War, 1914 180<br /> <i>Annika Mombauer</i></p> <p><b>Part III World War I 195</b></p> <p>13 August 1914: Public Opinion and the Crisis 197<br /> <i>David Welch</i></p> <p>14 The War in the Trenches 213<br /> <i>Tim Travers</i></p> <p>15 The War from Above: Aims, Strategy, and Diplomacy 228<br /> <i>Matthew Stibbe</i></p> <p>16 The War and Revolution 243<br /> <i>Mark Baker</i></p> <p><b>Part IV The Aftermath of War 259</b></p> <p>17 Peacemaking after World War I 261<br /> <i>Alan Sharp</i></p> <p>18 Demobilization and Discontent 277<br /> <i>James M. Diehl</i></p> <p>19 The Socialist Experiment 292<br /> <i>William J. Chase</i></p> <p>20 The Fascist Challenge 309<br /> <i>Martin Blinkhorn</i></p> <p>21 Revisionism 326<br /> <i>Carole Fink</i></p> <p><b>Part V The New Age 341</b></p> <p>22 The Jazz Age 343<br /> <i>Thomas J. Saunders</i></p> <p>23 The Nazi New Society 359<br /> <i>Dick Geary</i></p> <p>24 The Popular Front 375<br /> <i>Michael Richards</i></p> <p>25 The Strategic Revolution 391<br /> <i>Tami Davis Biddle</i></p> <p>26 Hitler and the Origins of World War II 407<br /> <i>Anita J. Prazmowska</i></p> <p><b>Part VI World War II 423</b></p> <p>27 Grand Strategy and Summit Diplomacy 425<br /> <i>Michael Jabara Carley</i></p> <p>28 The Real War 441<br /> <i>David French</i></p> <p>29 The Home Fronts: Europe at War, 1939–1945 456<br /> <i>Nicholas Atkin</i></p> <p>30 The Holocaust 472<br /> <i>David Engel</i></p> <p>31 Memories of World War II and the Holocaust in Europe 487<br /> <i>Harold Marcuse</i></p> <p><i>Bibliography 505</i></p> <p><i>Index 539</i></p>

"It is refreshing to find a book covering this period tackling such a breadth of issues. An essential acquisition for any academic library supporting teaching and research in modern European history and politics." <i>Reference Reviews<!--end--></i> <br /> <p>"This well-constructed volume ... covers a range of familiar topics alongside newer areas of inquiry within the period. This is a work that undergraduates will find consistently useful as a starting point of inquiry into the forces and events which marked the first part of Euriope's history up to 1945." <i>History</i><br /> </p> <p>“This handsome … volume provides a solid summary … .This is an impressive effort. Martel … [is] clearly … very good at what he does.” <i>University of Toronto Quarterly</i></p>

<b>Gordon Martel</b> is Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia. Among his other edited works are <i>The Origins of the Second World War Reconsidered (</i>1999) and <i>The World War Two Reader</i> (2004).

This <b><i>Companion to Europe 1900-1945</i></b> brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europe. The volume outlines the great political and social upheavals of the period and the great changes in culture and the economy. Topics include imperial rivalries, the devastation of the First World War, the challenges of recovery, the rise of fascism and communism, and the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust. It offers helpful introductions to these tumultuous developments, provides an overview of current scholarly thinking, and illuminates perennial themes as well as new areas of inquiry. <p>The companion opens with a section on "continuity and change" addressing overarching themes and movements. The remaining five parts are organised chronologically, each one focusing on a particular period in time. In each of these chronological sections, scholars consider a range of social, economic, cultural, and political issues, paying particular attention to those questions which have attracted most debate. The approach throughout is pan-European, highlighting similarities and differences across nations and regions.</p>

"It is refreshing to find a book covering this period tackling such a breadth of issues. An essential acquisition for any academic library supporting teaching and research in modern European history and politics." <i>Reference Reviews</i> <br /> <p>"This well-constructed volume ... covers a range of familiar topics alongside newer areas of inquiry within the period. This is a work that undergraduates will find consistently useful as a starting point of inquiry into the forces and events which marked the first part of Euriope's history up to 1945." <i>History</i></p>

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