Family Politics

Domestic Life, Devastation and Survival, 1900-1950

Paul Ginsborg

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Yale University Press
05 April 2016

History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship

An exploration of the convulsive history of the 20th century’s first five decades, seen through the lens of families and family life

In this masterly twentieth-century history, Paul Ginsborg places the family at center stage, a novel perspective from which to examine key moments of revolution and dictatorship. His groundbreaking book spans 1900 to 1950 and encompasses five nation states in the throes of dramatic transition: Russia in revolutionary passage from Empire to Soviet Union; Turkey in transition from Ottoman Empire to modern Republic; Italy, from liberalism to fascism; Spain during the Second Republic and Civil War; and Germany from the failure of the Weimar Republic to the National Socialist state.

Ginsborg explores the effects of political upheaval and radical social policies on family life and, in turn, the impact of families on revolutionary change itself. Families, he shows, do not simply experience the effects of political power, but are themselves actors in the historical process. The author brings human and personal elements to the fore with biographical details and individual family histories, along with a fascinating selection of family photographs and portraits.

From WWI—an indelible backdrop and imprinting force on the first half of the twentieth century—to post-war dictatorial power and family engineering initiatives, to the conclusion of WWII, this book shines new light on the profound relations among revolution, dictatorship, and family.

By: Paul Ginsborg
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9780300219470
ISBN 10: 0300219474
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 05 April 2016
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Ginsborg is professor of contemporary European history, University of Florence. The author of numerous books on European history, he lives in Florence, Italy.

Reviews for Family Politics: Domestic Life, Devastation and Survival, 1900-1950

‘An extraordinarily rich historical fresco, groundbreaking in many ways’—Chiara Saraceno, L’Indice dei libri del mese -- Chiara Saraceno * L'Indice die libri del mese *