The Cambridge History of the Second World War: Volume 2, Politics and Ideology

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge History of the Second World War: Volume 2, Politics and Ideology
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Richard Bosworth
Edited by Joseph Maiolo
SeriesThe Cambridge History of the Second World War
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:718
Dimensions(mm): Height 220,Width 139
Category/GenreSecond world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781108406406
ClassificationsDewey:940.53
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 10 Plates, color; 34 Plates, black and white; 9 Maps; 1 Line drawings, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 23 November 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

War is often described as an extension of politics by violent means. With contributions from twenty-eight eminent historians, Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of the Second World War examines the relationship between ideology and politics in the war's origins, dynamics and consequences. Part I examines the ideologies of the combatants and shows how the war can be understood as a struggle of words, ideas and values with the rival powers expressing divergent claims to justice and controlling news from the front in order to sustain moral and influence international opinion. Part II looks at politics from the perspective of pre-war and wartime diplomacy as well as examining the way in which neutrals were treated and behaved. The volume concludes by assessing the impact of states, politics and ideology on the fate of individuals as occupied and liberated peoples, collaborators and resistors, and as British and French colonial subjects.

Author Biography

Richard Bosworth is Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford. Joseph Maiolo is Professor of International History in the Department of War Studies at King's College London.