Total War and Social Change

Abstract

The social consequences of the two world wars lie at the centre of historical debate on the twentieth century. Arthur Marwick has brought together an international group of experts to question in what ways, if any, total war has been critical in bringing about significant social change. The essays cover the main European countries and a range of major issues: levels of economic activity, women's employment and recriminations against collaborators. The whole forms a coherent, wide-ranging analysis of the particular experiences of war.