The Impact of the First World War on British Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10076337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Marwick (0000-0002-0837-6999, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-63 |
| Publication date | 1968-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200946800300103 |
| OpenAlex | W1524710487 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
fallen to the 'fallacious' theory 'that the major, if not the sole, object of history should be the study of the artisan, the labourer and the peasant'.1 Today it has become a commonplace that this very preoccupation with the artisan, the labourer, and the peasant must, in the twentieth century at any rate, lead to a detailed study of war and war's 'impact' on society. Yet even now, despite the vast quantities of books and articles called forth in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the first World War, it cannot be said that the literature on the British social experience during and immediately after the war is extensive. This state of affairs is in accord with the simple doctrine that war can have only a destructive effect on civilisation elaborated by Professors Toynbee and Nef,2 and reinforced by that form of sociological exposition which has treated war as analogous to natural catastrophe.3 In general those who have talked most about war's impact have presented the least strict analysis and the fewest hard facts, writing blithely of
Ancient history · Economic history · First world war · Political science · World War II · History · Law · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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Labor Insurgency and Class Formation
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Courting public favour
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2026 (47) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |