Out of Ashes: A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century

by Konrad H Jarausch

Konrad H. Jarausch (Preface)

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A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also of humanity, prosperity, and promise. Konrad Jarausch describes how the European nations emerged from the nineteenth century with high hopes for continued material progress and proud of their imperial command over the globe, only to become embroiled in the bloodshed of World War I, which brought an end to their optimism and gave rise to competing democratic, communist, and fascist ideologies. He shows how the 1920s witnessed renewed hope and a flourishing of modernist art and literature,...Read more
  • ISBN10 0691173079
  • ISBN13 9780691173078
  • Publish Date 29 August 2016 (first published 26 May 2015)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Princeton University Press