Global First World War: African, East Asian, Latin American and Iberian Mediators

This book explores the impacts of the First World War on societies from South Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, often overlooked by traditional historiography. It highlights the importance of these countries and regions as active wartime actors and their experiences, using the perspective of mediators between the war and their homes.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 234 pages
\n Publication date: 15 April 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This comprehensive volume delves into the far-reaching effects of the First World War on societies across South Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, often overlooked in mainstream historiography. Due to their limited military involvement in the war (neutrals or latecomers), these countries or regions were deemed peripheral in the study of the conflict. However, in recent decades, advancements in global history have brought their significance back into focus as active wartime actors and the experiences they endured.

The book aims to reconstruct the experiences and representations of these societies during and after the war, exploring how they mediated between the war fought on the battlefields and their homes. It also examines the local appropriations and resignifications of their experiences and testimonies, shedding light on the diverse ways in which the war impacted their lives and cultures.

By examining the experiences of these societies, this book contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the global dimensions of the First World War and its enduring legacy. It emphasizes the importance of considering the perspectives of marginalized regions and societies in shaping our understanding of historical events and provides valuable insights into the complex and multifaceted nature of the conflict.

\n Weight: 516g\n
Dimension: 160 x 242 x 20 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367341350\n \n