Revival After the Great War Rebuild, Remember, Repair, Reform

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Leuven Leuven University Press 2020
• Subjects: c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period); Conservation, restoration and care of artworks; First World War; History of architecture; 1920s; architectural history; first world war; history of disability; history of education; history of urbanism; post-war reconstruction; post-war recovery; post-war reform; remembrance
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (380 p.)
• ISBN: 9789461663542; 9789461663559; 9789462702509
• Access: Open Access

In the months and years immediately following the First World War, the many (European) countries that had formed its battleground were confronted with daunting challenges. These challenges varied according to the countries' earlier role and degree of involvement in the war but were without exception enormous. The contributors to this book analyse how this was not only a matter of rebuilding ravaged cities and destroyed infrastructure, but also of repairing people's damaged bodies and upended daily lives, and rethinking and reforming societal, economic and political structures. These processes took place against the backdrop of mass mourning and remembrance, political violence and economic crisis. At the same time, the post-war tabula rasa offered many opportunities for innovation in various areas of society, from social and political reform to architectural design. The wide scope of post-war recovery and revival is reflected in the different sections of this book: rebuild, remember, repair, and reform. It offers insights into post-war revival in Western European countries such as Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, as well as into how their efforts were perceived outside of Europe, for instance in Argentina and the United States.