Emergency Powers and the Home Fronts in Britain and Germany During the First World War - Hardcover
by André Keil
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Availability:In StockContributor:André KeilSeries:Studies in German HistoryPublish date:7/3/2025Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198918547ISBN-10:198918542UPC:9780198918547Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, History & Theory, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Great Britain, World War ISize:9.41 x 6.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.1199Product ID:SC5HA27C28
Emergency Powers and the Home Fronts in Britain and Germany During the First World War
The First World War transformed modern politics. No example demonstrates this more powerfully than the enactment and use of emergency powers by all belligerents. Wartime governments passed extensive emergency legislation that allowed them to pursue their war efforts with little democratic scrutiny and legal restrictions. In Britain, the Defence of the Realm Act transferred law-making powers from...
Series: Studies in German History
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198918547ISBN-10:198918542UPC:9780198918547Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, History & Theory, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Great Britain, World War ISize:9.41 x 6.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.1199Product ID:SC5HA27C28
André Keil, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, Liverpool John Moores University André Keil is a Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at Liverpool John Moores University. He previously held lectureships at Durham University and the University of Sunderland. His research and teaching covers German and British history between 1850 and 1950. He has published widely on the history of...
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