The fear and the freedom

The fear and the freedom: how the Second World War changed us

by Lowe, Keith

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"The Fear and the Freedom is Keith Lowe's follow-up to Savage Continent. While that book painted a picture of Europe in all its horror as WWII was ending, The Fear and the Freedom looks at all that has happened since, focusing on the changes that were brought about because of WWII--simultaneously one of the most catastrophic and most innovative events in history. It killed millions and eradicated empires, creating the idea of human rights, and giving birth to the UN. It was because of the war t…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The fear and the freedom : how the Second World War changed us / Keith Lowe.

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"The Fear and the Freedom is Keith Lowe's follow-up to Savage Continent. While that book painted a picture of Europe in all its horror as WWII was ending, The Fear and the Freedom looks at all that has happened since, focusing on the changes that were brought about because of WWII--simultaneously one of the most catastrophic and most innovative events in history. It killed millions and eradicated empires, creating the idea of human rights, and giving birth to the UN. It was because of the war that penicillin was first mass-produced, computers were developed, and rockets first sent to the edge of space. The war created new philosophies, new ways of living, new architecture: this was the era of Le Corbusier, Simone de Beauvoir and Chairman Mao. But amidst the waves of revolution and idealism there were also fears of globalization, a dread of the atom bomb, and an unexpressed longing for a past forever gone. All of these things and more came about as direct consequences of the war and continue to affect the world that we live in today. Based on research from five continents, Keith Lowe's The Fear and the Freedom tells the very human story of how the war not only transformed our world but also changed the very way we think about ourselves."--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2017
  • Edition:First U.S. edition: October 2017

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):St. Martin's Press
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2017

Notes

Maps on lining papers.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xi, 561 pages : : illustrations (some color), maps ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781250043955, 1250043956
  • oclc:on1242261276
  • LC Classification:D744
  • Dewey Decimal:940.53/14

Table of Contents

Myths and legends -- Utopias -- One world -- Two superpowers -- Two hundred nations -- Ten thousand fragments.

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Subjects

Guerre et société -- Histoire -- 20e si… Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Aspect so… Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Influence History Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Social aspects War and society War and society -- History -- 20th cent… World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects

Writers

Lowe, Keith

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