War, Violence and the Modern Condition

by Bernd Hüppauf (Editor)

This volume will explore the specific role which war has played in the constitution of a modern mentality. It will be divided into three one dealing with issues of conceptualizing war, violence, and modernity/ modernism, one devoted to issues of the First World War as an exemplary experience in the 20th century; and one concerned with issues of violence and its representation in the aftermath of the first modern war.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997