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In Britain we have lost touch with the Great War. Our overriding sense now is of a meaningless, futile bloodbath in the mud of Flanders -- of young men whose lives were cut off in their prime for no evident purpose. But by reducing the conflict to personal tragedies, however moving, we have lost the big picture: the history has been distilled into poetry. In The Long Shadow, critically acclaimed author David Reynolds seeks to redress the balance by exploring the true impact of 1914-18 on the 20th century. Some of the Great War's legacies were negative and pernicious but others proved transformative in a positive sense. Exploring big themes such as democracy and empire, nationalism and capitalism and re-examining the differing impacts of the War on Britain, Ireland and the United States, The Long Shadow throws light on the whole of the last century and demonstrates that 1914-18 is a conflict that Britain, more than any other nation, is still struggling to comprehend.
Stunningly broad in its historical perspective, The Long Shadow is a magisterial and seismic re-presentation of the Great War.
In Britain we have lost touch with the Great War. Our overriding sense now is of a meaningless, futile bloodbath in the mud of Flanders -- of young men whose lives were cut off in their prime for no evident purpose. But by reducing the conflict to personal tragedies, however moving, we have lost the big picture: the history has been distilled into poetry. In The Long Shadow, critically acclaimed author David Reynolds seeks to redress the balance by exploring the true impact of 1914-18 on the 20th century. Some of the Great War's legacies were negative and pernicious but others proved transformative in a positive sense. Exploring big themes such as democracy and empire, nationalism and capitalism and re-examining the differing impacts of the War on Britain, Ireland and the United States, The Long Shadow throws light on the whole of the last century and demonstrates that 1914-18 is a conflict that Britain, more than any other nation, is still struggling to comprehend.
Stunningly broad in its historical perspective, The Long Shadow is a magisterial and seismic re-presentation of the Great War.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 400 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780857206374 |
| ISBN-10: | 0857206370 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Reynolds, David |
| Hersteller: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
| Maße: | 198 x 130 x 38 mm |
| Von/Mit: | David Reynolds |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.09.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 0,401 kg |
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