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A World on Edge
The End of the Great War and the Dawn of a New Age
Taschenbuch von Daniel Schonpflug
Sprache: Englisch

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In [...]ope lay in ruins. With the end of the First World War, a radical new start seemed not only possible, but inevitable, and unorthodox ideas lit up the age. The struggle to determine the future had begun.
In A World on Edge historian Daniel Schönpflug describes this watershed year as it was experienced on the ground - open-ended, unfathomable, its outcome unclear - by those who lived through the turmoil, whether famous or ordinary, among them the sculptor Käthe Kollwitz, who lost her son in the war, Moina Michael, who was about to invent the 'remembrance poppy' and Ho Chi Minh, who was washing dishes in Paris while dreaming of liberating Vietnam. The result is a vivid panorama of a world suspended between enthusiasm and disappointment, and of a moment in which the window of opportunity was suddenly open, only to quickly close shut once again.
'Schönpflug's study of the immediate aftermath of the First World War brings a fresh and varied perspective to a familiar narrative, and reminds one of the brief period of optimism and hope that came out of the carnage and chaos.' Financial Times, Books of the Year
'Moving and inspired book . . . An evocative and deeply affecting requiem for what might have been.' Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin and Former People
'Outstanding . . . a wonderfully stimulating guide to a world that knew it had changed utterly but was fearful about where it was heading.' Evening Standard

In [...]ope lay in ruins. With the end of the First World War, a radical new start seemed not only possible, but inevitable, and unorthodox ideas lit up the age. The struggle to determine the future had begun.
In A World on Edge historian Daniel Schönpflug describes this watershed year as it was experienced on the ground - open-ended, unfathomable, its outcome unclear - by those who lived through the turmoil, whether famous or ordinary, among them the sculptor Käthe Kollwitz, who lost her son in the war, Moina Michael, who was about to invent the 'remembrance poppy' and Ho Chi Minh, who was washing dishes in Paris while dreaming of liberating Vietnam. The result is a vivid panorama of a world suspended between enthusiasm and disappointment, and of a moment in which the window of opportunity was suddenly open, only to quickly close shut once again.
'Schönpflug's study of the immediate aftermath of the First World War brings a fresh and varied perspective to a familiar narrative, and reminds one of the brief period of optimism and hope that came out of the carnage and chaos.' Financial Times, Books of the Year
'Moving and inspired book . . . An evocative and deeply affecting requiem for what might have been.' Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin and Former People
'Outstanding . . . a wonderfully stimulating guide to a world that knew it had changed utterly but was fearful about where it was heading.' Evening Standard

Über den Autor
Dr Daniel Schönpflug was born in 1969, and is a guest lecturer at the Free University, Berlin, and the academic coordinator at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (WIKO). He specializes in European history from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, focusing on social and cultural history. Alongside his research, teaching and academic management work, he has also been successful in bringing history to a wider public and has co-authored scripts for docu-dramas broadcast on German national television, as well as writing A World on Edge.
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Empfohlen (bis): 99
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 320 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509818518
ISBN-10: 1509818510
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Schonpflug, Daniel
Übersetzung: Jefferson Chase
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 195 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Daniel Schonpflug
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.05.2019
Gewicht: 0,222 kg
Artikel-ID: 114651447
Über den Autor
Dr Daniel Schönpflug was born in 1969, and is a guest lecturer at the Free University, Berlin, and the academic coordinator at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (WIKO). He specializes in European history from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, focusing on social and cultural history. Alongside his research, teaching and academic management work, he has also been successful in bringing history to a wider public and has co-authored scripts for docu-dramas broadcast on German national television, as well as writing A World on Edge.
Details
Empfohlen (bis): 99
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 320 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509818518
ISBN-10: 1509818510
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Schonpflug, Daniel
Übersetzung: Jefferson Chase
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 195 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Daniel Schonpflug
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.05.2019
Gewicht: 0,222 kg
Artikel-ID: 114651447
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