Great Adventure Male Desire and the Coming of World War I

Name: Great Adventure Male Desire and the Coming of World War I
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ISBN: 9780253301369

ISBN-10: 025330136X

ISBN-13: 9780253301369

Edition: 1990

Authors: Michael C. Adams

List price: $49.95

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In 1914 Europe descended into a slaughter unlike anything that had been seen before. Yet, far from seeing the conflict as a tragedy, many men welcomed it as a healthy development for society, a relief from peace. The Great Adventure explores the intellectual trends that made war seem a natural and high expression of social values. This is not a book about the specific causes of World War I, but a study of the mood in which it could take place. What the book uncovers is a complex of deeply ingrained attitudes about manhood, sex, power, maturity, boredom, and war that defined a culture in which war came to be seen as a positive option. Although the book focuses on attitudes in Great Britain…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/22/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 188
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.50" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English