{"product_id":"the-inter-war-crisis-paperback","title":"The Inter-War Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Overy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Inter-War Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e is a concise yet analytical overview of the rapidly-changing world between 1918 and 1939, covering the political, economic and social instability that resulted from the First World War and the eventual descent towards the fresh upheaval of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised throughout and containing a new range of illustrations, this third edition covers topics such as the Russian Revolution, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the concepts of the 'end of civilization' and the decline of the West, cultural and scientific responses to an age of anxiety and fear, and the ways in which dictatorship came to replace democracy across so much of Europe. Global in focus, it offers thematic discussions, close analysis of a range of case studies and a clear over-arching narrative structure that guides the reader from the close of one war to the beginning of the next. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso including a selection of over thirty primary source documents, maps, a chronology of events, a glossary of key terms, a Who's Who of important figures and an extensive and updated guide to further reading, this book is an essential introduction for students of the inter-war period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Overy is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He has authored and edited more than 30 books on the European dictators, the Second World War and the history of air power, including \u003ci\u003eOrigins of the Second World War\u003c\/i\u003e (2016, fourth edition), \u003ci\u003eThe Air War 1939-1945\u003c\/i\u003e (2006, second edition), \u003ci\u003eWhy the Allies Won \u003c\/i\u003e(2006, second edition), \u003ci\u003eThe Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia\u003c\/i\u003e (2004)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won both the Wolfson and the Hessell Tiltman Prizes for History in 2005, and \u003ci\u003e1939: Countdown to War\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). His book \u003ci\u003eThe Bombing War: Europe 1939-1945\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) won a Cundill Award for historical literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733335576639,"sku":"9781138963252","price":120.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f6299e5b08f594325ad37f04478ce551.webp?v=1765135554","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-inter-war-crisis-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}