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The inter-war crisis : 1919-1939

Print Book, English, 2015
Second revised edition View all formats and editions
Routledge, London, 2015
152 Seiten : Illustrationen.
9781138137936, 9781408223178, 1138137936, 1408223171
949747872
Introduction to the seriesAcknowledgementsChronologyPART ONE: THE BACKGROUND1. What Kind of Crisis? PART TWO: ANALYSIS2. Revolution and Counter-Revolution The Russian Revolution Exporting the Revolution The failure of revolution3. A Crisis of Modernisation The challenge of modernity The conservative revolt4. The `End of Civilisation’ Decline of the West Science and civilisation Women, sex and moral decline Psycho-Analysis and the Modern Malaise War and civilisation5. The `Great Crash’: Capitalism in CrisisThe causes of the CrashThe effects of the recessionThe search for recoveryThe end of capitalism?6. Democracy and Dictatorship The decline of democracyThe appeal of dictatorshipThe `New Order’ in Politics7. The International CrisisThe unsettled peace The world crisisThe slide to warPART THREE: ASSESSMENT8. The Challenge of Progress PART FOUR: DOCUMENTSGlossaryWho’s WhoBibliographyIndex