{"product_id":"9780631215110","title":"Europe between Democracy and Dictatorship 1900 - 1945","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell History of Europe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEurope between Democracy and Dictatorship\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e1900 - 1945\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eConan Fischer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFischer offers a captivating analysis of Europe’s turbulent history during the first half of the twentieth century, from the optimism at the turn of the century to the successive waves of destruction of the First and Second World Wars.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a leading authority in this field, the book draws upon his areas of expertise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the most recent scholarship in this period of history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhile laying stress on Europe's major powers and the seminal events of the earlier twentieth century, Fischer pays due attention to the smaller European countries from the Atlantic to the Black Sea and the Baltic to the Mediterranean\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtends beyond the political, sociological, and economic paradigms to include extensive references to the European cultural scene\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized both as a broad chronology and thematically, in order to allow for historical insights and entry into the key debates and literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eConan Fischer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professorial Fellow in the School of History, University of St Andrews, Scotland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStormtroopers: a Social, Economic and Ideological Analysis 1929-35\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eThe German Communists and the Rise of Nazism\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Nazis\u003c\/i\u003e (1995 \u0026amp; 2002) and \u003ci\u003eThe Ruhr Crisis 1923-1924\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) He is editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of National Socialism and the Working Classes in Weimar Germany\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eAfter the Versailles Treaty: Enforcement, Compliance, Contested Identities\u003c\/i\u003e (with Alan Sharp, 2008). He is currently researching the history of Franco-German relations during the Great Depression (1929-32).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 September 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631215110\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e408\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379133149324,"sku":"9780631215110","price":119.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631215110.jpg?v=1780206928","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631215110","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}