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Auteur(s) : Gluckstein, Donny (1954-....)
Titre(s) : A people's history of the Second World War [Texte imprimé] : resistance versus empire / Donny Gluckstein
Publication : London : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. exclusively by Palgrave
Macmillan, 2012
Description matérielle : x, 269 p. ; 22 cm
Comprend : PART 1: Yugoslavia, Greece, Poland and Latvia - Between the Blocs ; Yugoslavia: Balancing
Powers ; Greece: Allies at War with the Resistance ; Poland's Warsaw Uprising ; Latvia:
Standing History on its Head. ; PART 2: France, Britain and the USA- Divisions Within
the Allies ; France: Imperial Glory Versus Resistance Ideology ; Britain: The Myth
of Unity ; USA: Racism in the Arsenal of Democracy. ; PART 3: Germany, Austria and
Italy - Under the Axis ; Germany: Conservatives and Antifa ; Austria: Resistance and
Ruling Class Capitulation ; Italy: The Working Class and the Two Wars. ; PART 4:
India, Indonesia and Vietnam - Different Enemies ; India: From Famine to Independence
; Indonesia: Axis and Allies United Against the People ; Vietnam: Anti-Imperialist
Breakthrough.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"A People's History of the Second World War unearths the fascinating history of the
war as fought "from below." Until now, the vast majority of historical accounts have
focused on the regular armies of the allied powers. Donny Gluckstein shows that an
important part of the fighting involved people's militias struggling against not just
fascism, but also colonialism, imperialism, and capitalism itself. Gluckstein argues
that despite this radical element, which was fighting on the ground, the allied governments
were more interested in creating a new order to suit their interests. He shows how
various anti-fascist resistance movements in Poland, Greece, Italy, and elsewhere
were betrayed by the Allies despite playing a decisive part in defeating the Nazis.
This book will fundamentally challenge our understanding of the Second World War -
both about the people who fought it and the reasons for which it was fought."--Publisher's
website
Sujet(s) : Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) et société
Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Aspect politique
Antifascisme -- 1900-1945
Civils et guerre -- 1900-1945
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780745328034 (hbk.). - ISBN 0745328032 (hbk.). - ISBN 9780745328027 (pbk.).
- ISBN 0745328024 (pbk.). - ISBN 9781849647199 (erroné) (PDF). - ISBN 1849647194 (erroné)
(PDF). - ISBN 9781849647212 (erroné) (Kindle). - ISBN 1849647216 (erroné) (Kindle).
- ISBN 9781849647205 (erroné) (ePub). - ISBN 1849647208 (erroné) (ePub)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43629100s
Notice n° :
FRBNF43629100
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