| Generations in Twentieth-Century Europe 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Lovell, S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230008917 ISBN-13: 9780230008915 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $132.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2007 Annotation: The concept of generation is ubiquitous in common parlance and public discourse: it is used to explain family relationships, consumer preferences, political change, and much else besides. But how can generation be used by historians? Do generations really exist, or are they constructed and manipulated by social and cultural elites? In pursuit of answers to these questions, this book ranges from World War I to the baby boomers and from Spain to the Soviet Union. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 305.209 |
| LCCN: 2007023304 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.71" W x 8.59" (0.92 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: The concept of generation is ubiquitous in common parlance and public discourse: it is used to explain family relationships, consumer preferences, political change, and much else besides. But how can generation be used by historians? Do generations 'really' exist, or are they constructed and manipulated by social and cultural elites? |