Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chronology of Events
- Glossary of Political Acronyms
- Introduction Revolution and Civil War as Forms of Conflict
- Part One World War I and An Era of Internal Conflict, 1905???1935
- Part Two The Conflict In Spain, 1931???1939
- Part Three Civil War and Internal Violence in The Era of World War II
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chronology of Events
- Glossary of Political Acronyms
- Introduction Revolution and Civil War as Forms of Conflict
- Part One World War I and An Era of Internal Conflict, 1905???1935
- Part Two The Conflict In Spain, 1931???1939
- Part Three Civil War and Internal Violence in The Era of World War II
- Index
Summary
Preface
The notion of a “European civil war” during the decades 1914–45 has become rather popular with certain historians during the past generation; the most recent book bearing this title appeared in Spain in 2010. The concept is applied primarily to the world wars, and secondarily to the conflict between Nazism and Communism. None of the works involved devotes much attention to the numerous civil wars and insurgencies that in fact took place during these years. This study therefore represents an initial attempt to treat them all, however briefly, within a single volume.
The entire manuscript has been read by David Gress, Juan Linz, and Michael Seidman, and Stathis Kalyvas has critiqued the section on Greece. Each of them has made valuable criticisms, suggestions, and corrections, for which I am grateful. This book ranges far across European history and politics, and, in the years to come, further research will undoubtedly correct deficiencies and fill gaps.
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- Civil War in Europe, 1905–1949 , pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011