European Culture in the Great War
The Arts, Entertainment and Propaganda, 1914–1918

A comparative study of European cultural and social history during the First World War.

Aviel Roshwald (Edited by), Richard Stites (Edited by)

9780521013246, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 14 February 2002

444 pages, 22 b/w illus.
22.4 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.66 kg

'… a notable contribution to the literature … All in all, this is a feast of a book.' Economic History Review

It is commonplace to refer to the First World War as an historical watershed, but the nature of that great cataclysm's impact upon European society and culture remains a hotly debated topic. Many recent works have dealt with the Great War's role in shaping artistic and intellectual modernism and with the social history of the war. Yet the English-language literature remains dominated by a disproportionate emphasis on the western European experience. This book redresses the balance by giving equal attention to the countries of eastern and central Europe, and distinguishes itself by focusing specifically on cultural change during the course of the war, as distinct from the after-effects and memories of the conflict.

Introduction
1. Days and nights in wartime Russia Richard Stites
2. German culture in the Great War Peter Jelavich
3. Culture in Poland during World War I Harold B. Segel
4. Jewish cultural identity in Eastern and central Europe during the Great War Aviel Roshwald
5. The tragic carnival: Austrian culture in the First World War Steven Beller
6. Ambivalent patriots: Czech culture in the Great War Claire Nolte
7. Culture in Hungary during World War I Joseph Held
8. Culture in the south Slavic lands, 1914–18 Andrew Wachtel
9. Between apology and denial: Bulgarian culture during World War I Evelina Kelbetcheva
10. Romania: war, occupation, liberation Maria Bucur
11. Occupation, propaganda, and the idea of Belgium Sophie de Schaepdrijver
12. Cultural life in France, 1914–18 Marc Ferro
13. The impact of World War I on Italian political culture Walter L. Adamson
14. Popular culture in wartime Britain Jay Winter
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Cultural studies [JFC], First World War [HBWN], European history [HBJD]