The Spirit of 1914 : Militarism, Myth, and Mobilization in Germany
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521771374
ISBN-13
9780521771375
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 4th, 2000
Print length
284 Pages
Weight
582 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.70 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999European historyFirst World WarEuropean historyFirst World War
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This book, first published in 2000, analyses German public opinion at the outbreak of the Great War. Jeffrey Verhey's powerful study demonstrates that the myth of war enthusiasm was historically inaccurate. This analysis sheds light on the role of political myths in modern German political culture.
This book, first published in 2000, is a systematic analysis of German public opinion at the outbreak of the Great War and the first treatment of the myth of the 'spirit of 1914', which stated that in August 1914 all Germans felt 'war enthusiasm' and that this enthusiasm constituted a critical moment in which German society was transformed. Jeffrey Verhey's powerful study demonstrates that the myth was historically inaccurate. Although intellectuals and much of the upper class were enthusiastic, the emotions and opinions of most of the population were far more complex and contradictory. The book further examines the development of the myth in newspapers, politics and propaganda, and the propagation and appropriation of this myth after the war. His innovative analysis sheds light on German experience of the Great War and on the role of political myths in modern German political culture.
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