In this Book
- Revival After the Great War: Rebuild, Remember, Repair, Reform
- 2020
- Book
- Published by: Leuven University Press
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
summary
In the months and years immediately following the First World War, the many (European) countries that had formed its battleground were confronted with daunting challenges. These challenges varied according to the countries' earlier role and degree of involvement in the war but were without exception enormous. The contributors to this book analyse how this was not only a matter of rebuilding ravaged cities and destroyed infrastructure, but also of repairing people’s damaged bodies and upended daily lives, and rethinking and reforming societal, economic and political structures. These processes took place against the backdrop of mass mourning and remembrance, political violence and economic crisis. At the same time, the post-war tabula rasa offered many opportunities for innovation in various areas of society, from social and political reform to architectural design. The wide scope of post-war recovery and revival is reflected in the different sections of this book: rebuild, remember, repair, and reform. It offers insights into post-war revival in Western European countries such as Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, as well as into how their efforts were perceived outside of Europe, for instance in Argentina and the United States.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- pp. 5-6
- Acknowledgements
- pp. 7-9
- Introduction
- pp. 11-32
- Rebuilding, Recovery, Reconceptualization
- pp. 107-122
- Reclaiming the Ordinary
- pp. 126-140
- Remembering the War on the British Stage
- pp. 165-178
- A War to Learn From
- pp. 179-196
- Part Three
- pp. 197-198
- High Expectations and Silenced Realities
- pp. 201-218
- Back to Work
- pp. 219-238
- Competition over Care
- pp. 239-252
- The Act of Giving
- pp. 283-296
- Bibliography
- pp. 317-346
- List of Contributors
- pp. 347-353
Additional Information
ISBN
9789461663542
Related ISBN
9789462702509
MARC Record
OCLC
1226125933
Launched on MUSE
2020-12-14
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
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