State, Society and Mobilization in Europe during the First World War (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare, Series Number 3)

This is a volume of comparative essays on the First World War that focuses on one central feature: the political and cultural "mobilization" of the populations of the main belligerent countries in Europe behind the war. It explores how and why they supported the war for so long (as soldiers and civilians), why that support weakened in the face of the devastation of trench warfare, and why states with a stronger degree of political support and national integration (such as Britain and France) were ultimately successful. Introduction : Mobilizing For 'total War', 1914-1918 / John Horne -- German Artists, Writers, And Intellectuals And The Meaning Of War, 1914-1918 / Wolfgang J. Mommsen -- Children And The Primary Schools Of France, 1914-1918 / Stephanie Audoin-rouzeau -- War, 'national Education' And The Italian Primary School, 1915-1918 / Andrea Fava -- Mobilizing Labour And Socialist Militants In Paris During The Great War / Jean-louis Robert -- Between Integration And Rejection : The Jewish Community In Germany, 1914-1918 / Christhard Hoffmann -- Wackes At War : Alsace-lorraine And The Future Of German National Mobilization, 1914-1918 / Alan Kramer -- Discipline And Morale In The British Army, 1917-1918 / David Englander -- Remobilizing The Citizen-soldier Through The French Army Mutinies Of 1917 / Leonard V. Smith -- (cont.) The German Army, The Authoriatarian Nation-state And Total War / Wilhelm Deist -- Morale And Patriotism In The Austro-hungarian Army, 1914-1918 / Mark Cornwall -- Remobilizing For 'total War' : France And Britain, 1917-1918 / John Horne -- Mobilization And Demobilization In Germany, 1916-1919 / Richard Bessel -- The Italian Experience Of 'total' Mobilization, 1915-1920 / Paul Corner And Giovanna Procacci. Edited By John Horne. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 241-286) And Index. This volume examines political and cultural mobilisation in the face of industrialised mass death during the First World War. Comparing Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary, it generates arguments on mobilisation and 'total war' which have wider relevance. It explores 'national ideals' which cast the war as a crusade, the inclusive 'self-mobilisation' of sectional identities and private organisations behind national efforts, and the exclusion of suspect groups (the 'enemy within') from the mobilisation process. It also highlights the importance, and difficulty, of assessing the limits of mobilisation as well as the differing capacities of the state to sustain it, factors related to prior degrees of national integration and political legitimacy. Mobilisation in this sense was an important factor which determined the outcome and legacy of the war This Is A Volume Of Comparative Essays On The First World War Which Focuses On One Central Feature: The Political And Cultural 'mobilization' Of The Populations Of The Main Belligerent Counties In Europe Behind The War. It Explores How And Why They Supported The War For So Long (as Soldiers And Civilians), Why That Support Weakened In The Face Of The Devastation Of Trench Warfare, And Why States With A Stronger Degree Of Political Support And National Integration (such As Britain And France) Were Ultimately Successful. This is a volume of comparative essays on political and cultural 'mobilization' in the main belligerent countries in Europe during the First World War. It explores how and why the war was supported for so long, and why those states with a strong political support and national integration were ultimately successful. The subject of this volume is a major feature of the First World War both as an experience and as a shaping event in twentieth-century history. This volume examines the process of political and cultural mobilisation in the face of industrialised mass death during the First World War