Europe Between the Wars

<p>Martin Kitchen’s compelling account of Europe between the wars sets the twenty-year crisis within the context of the profound sense of cultural malaise shared by many philosophers and artists the economic crises that plagued a Europe ruined by war and the social upheavals caused by widespread unemployment and grinding poverty amid a noticeable improvement of living standards. </p><p>This thoroughly revised edition with completely new sections on intellectual cultural and social history is richly illustrated with contemporary photographs. It is an up-to-date and lively account of a critical period of European history when the old world collapsed the dictators offered seemingly exciting alternatives and democracies were put to the supreme test.</p><p>Written for undergraduate students studying 20th century European history this new edition of a classic will challenge and provoke a deeper understanding of the interwar years. </p>