Disputing Disaster : A Sextet on the Great War

(Autor) Perry Anderson
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A group portrait of six of the finest historians of the First World War In Disputing Disaster, Perry Anderson picks out from the highly charged historiography on the First World War one leading historian from each of the major powers that survived the conflagration: Fritz Fischer, famous historian of German war guilt; Pierre Renouvin, a disabled serviceman and preeminent authority on the conflict in France; Luigi Albertini, the Italian newspaper tycoon who, unique among scholars of the Great War, played a part in pitching his country into it; Paul W. Schroeder, the American expert on the system of Europe - an interstate relations and its breakdown in 1914; Keith Wilson, the one radical deviant from a patriotic consensus about Britain’s role in the outbreak of the fighting; and, from Australia (summoned into the war as a dominion), Christopher Clark, acclaimed author of The Sleepwalkers. Disputing Disaster offers a compelling analysis of the major competing versions of the genesis of the Great War; fresh light on the political background of its leading historians; and a novel synthesis of the determining pressures that brought the conflict to pass. Perry Anderson is emeritus in History at UCLA, and an editor at New Left Review. Recent work: Different Speeds, Same Furies, a comparative study of Anthony Powell and Marcel Proust.

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Editorial:
Verso Books
Formato:
Hardcover
Número de páginas:
401
Idioma:
en
ISBN:
9781804297674
Año de publicación:
2024
Fecha publicación:
5 de Noviembre de 2024

Perry Anderson

Perry Anderson is a prominent British historian and political thinker known for his seminal work "Lineages of the Absolutist State." His writing style is characterized by meticulous research and incisive analysis. Anderson's key contributions to literature include challenging conventional historical narratives and offering fresh perspectives on power and governance.

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