Contents |
Part I. Myths and legends -- The end of the world -- Heroes -- Monsters -- Martyrs -- The beginning of the world -- Part II. Utopias -- Science -- Planned utopias -- Equality and diversity -- Freedom and belonging -- Part III. One world -- World economy -- World government -- World law -- Part IV. Two superpowers -- USA -- USSR -- World polarization -- Part V. Two hundred nations -- The birth of an Asian nation -- The birth of an African nation -- Democracy in Latin America -- Israel: nation of archetypes -- European nationalism -- Part VI. Te thousand fragments -- Trauma -- Loss -- Outcasts -- The globalization of peoples. |
Summary |
The Fear and the Freedom examines the changes that were brought about because of WWII―simultaneously one of the most catastrophic and most innovative events in history. Based on research from five continents, Keith Lowe’s The Fear and the Freedom tells the very human story of how the war not only transformed our world but also changed the very way we think about ourselves. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects.
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War and society -- History -- 20th century.
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ISBN |
9781250043955
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