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Family politics : domestic life, devastation and survival, 1900-1950

Title
Family politics : domestic life, devastation and survival, 1900-1950 / Paul Ginsborg.
Author
Ginsborg, Paul
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]

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Description
xviii, 520 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm
Summary
"In this masterly twentieth-century history, Paul Ginsborg places the family at center stage, a novel perspective from which to examine key moments of revolution and dictatorship. His groundbreaking book spans 1900 to 1950 and encompasses five nation states in the throes of dramatic transition: Russia in revolutionary passage from Empire to Soviet Union; Turkey in transition from Ottoman Empire to modern Republic; Italy, from liberalism to fascism; Spain during the Second Republic and Civil War; and Germany from the failure of the Weimar Republic to the National Socialist state. Ginsborg explores the effects of political upheaval and radical social policies on family life and, in turn, the impact of families on revolutionary change itself. Families, he shows, do not simply experience the effects of political power, but are themselves actors in the historical process. The author brings human and personal elements to the fore with biographical details and individual family histories, along with a fascinating selection of family photographs and portraits. From WWI--an indelible backdrop and imprinting force on the first half of the twentieth century--to post-war dictatorial power and family engineering initiatives, to the conclusion of WWII, this book shines new light on the profound relations among revolution, dictatorship, and family"--From publisher's website.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 14-7948
ISBN
  • 9780300112115 (cloth)
  • 0300112114 (cloth)
LCCN
2014022289
OCLC
881612524
Author
Ginsborg, Paul, author.
Title
Family politics : domestic life, devastation and survival, 1900-1950 / Paul Ginsborg.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-7948
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