A very French debate

The 1914-1918 War Culture

Bibliographic Data

ID7094775
AuthorsPierre Purseigle (0000-0002-8686-7048, University of Birmingham, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume1
Issue1
Pages9-14
Publication date2007-08-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of War and Culture Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-6272 • E-ISSN: 1752-6280
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/jwcs.1.1.9_0
OpenAlexW2082762550
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited9

The French experience of the First World War has aroused significant interest within and outside academic circles since the 1990s. A heated controversy over the role and significance of the 19141918 war culture has, in the last ten years, pitted two schools of interpretation, emphasizing consent on the one hand and coercion on the other. This paper first presents the main lines of the argument between two groups of historians anxious to contribute to a European history of the First World War. It then suggests avenues of further investigation that urgently require an international and collaborative effort

Ancient history · Argument (complex analysis · Coercion (linguistics · Economic history · First world war · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Political science · World War II · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact

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