Where have all the soldiers gone? : the transformation of modern Europe / James J. Sheehan.
Sheehan, James J.
2008
D425 .S54 2008 (Mapit)
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Where have all the soldiers gone? : the transformation of modern Europe / James J. Sheehan.
Author
Sheehan, James J.
ISBN
9780618353965
0618353968
Publication Details
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xx, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
D425 .S54 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.55
Summary
Stanford historian Sheehan charts what is perhaps the most radical shift in Europe's history. For centuries, nations defined themselves by their willingness and ability to wage war. But after World War II, Europe began to redefine statehood, rejecting ballooning defense budgets in favor of material well-being, social stability, and economic growth. Sheehan reveals how and why this happened, and what it means for America as well as the rest of the world.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index.
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Prologue : War and peace in the twentieth century
pt. 1. Living in peace, preparing for war, 1900-1914. "Without war, there would be no state"
Pacifism and militarism
Europeans in a violent world
pt. 2. A world made by war, 1914-1945. War and revolution
The twenty-year truce
The last European war
pt. 3. States without war. The foundations of the postwar world
The rise of the civilian state
Why Europe will not become a superpower
Epilogue : The future of the civilian state.

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