European Dictatorships 1918-1945

By Stephen J. Lee

Book Overview

European Dictatorships 1918-1945 surveys the extraordinary circumstances leading to, and arising from, the transformation of over half of Europe's states to dictatorships between the first and the second world wars. From the notorious dictatorships of Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin to less well-known states and leaders, Stephen J. Lee scrutinizes the experiences of Russia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern European states.

This fourth edition has been fully revised and updated throughout. New material for this edition includes:

the most recent research on individual dictatorships a new chapter on the experiences of Europe's democracies at the hands of Germany, Italy and Russia an expanded chapter on Spain a new section on dictatorships beyond Europe, exploring the European and indigenous roots of dictatorships in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

Extensively illustrated with images, maps, tables and a comparative timeline, and supported by a companion website providing further resources for study (www.routledge.com/cw/lee), European Dictatorships 1918-1945 is a clear, detailed and highly accessible analysis of the tumultuous events of early twentieth-century Europe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415736145
• ISBN13: 9780415736145
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

An excellent introduction

This book will be extremely useful to teachers of International Baccalaureate History classes. Whilst clearly not dealing with the subject in as much depth as individual biographies of Hitler (Bullock, etc) or Mussolini (Mack Smith, etc), it addresses all areas of totalitarian rule -- economic, social, media, foreign policy -- with precision and gives more than adequate summaries of the latest historiography. For the general reader, it is accessibly written and requires little prior knowledge of the subject, but it is not primarily intended for this audience.