Description
- Combines documents and themes that have proven successful in the first edition with new sources and topics that are currently at the forefront of historical debate and research
- Now features 59 new documents which illustrate the imperial dimensions of the conflict and broaden the coverage of 'war culture' and developments in Eastern Europe
- Documents have been included which pay particular attention to the experiences and perspectives of ordinary people, whose voices are often underrepresented in broad accounts
- The bibliography has been expanded and completely updated, complemented by a new series of maps and illustrations
About the Author
Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee and Frans Coetzee are independent scholars; they have previously taught at Yale and George Washington Universities.
Marilyn is the author of The German Army League: Popular Nationalism in Wilhelmine Germany (1990) and Frans the author of For Party or Country: Nationalism and the Dilemmas of Popular Conservatism in Edwardian England (1990). Together, they have co-edited Authority, Identity and the Social History of the Great War (1995); World War I and European Society: A Sourcebook (1995); World War I: A History in Documents, Second Edition (2011); and The World in Flames: A World War II Sourcebook (2011).
Reviews
"This accessible addition to source material on WW I should facilitate a focused yet general understanding of the war's incredible scope without overwhelming readers with the detailed minutiae often found in primary source material. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-and upper-level undergraduates; general readers." (Choice, 1 September 2013)
Book Information
ISBN 9780470655832
Author Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 168mm * 23mm
