Eichenberg, Julia and Newman, John Paul (2010) Introduction: Aftershocks: Violence in Dissolving Empires after the First World War. Contemporary European History, 19, 3 (2010), pp. 183–194 C! 2010 doi:10.1017/S0960777310000111, 19 (3). pp. 183-194. ISSN 0960-7773

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This special issue deals with the phenomenon of the emergence of radical violence in what might be called ‘shatter zones’ of empires after the end of the First World War. It argues that the emergence of violence was due to the absence of functioning state control and facilitated by the effects of experiencing mass violence during the First World War. In the multi-ethnic regions of the former empires, the rising wave of nationalism directed this violent potential against ethnic and religious minorities.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The definitive version of this article is available at doi:10.1017/S0960777310000111
Keywords:	Violence; Empire; First World War; ethnic minorities; religious minorities; Europe; Turkey; Russia; Austro-Hungarian empire;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History
Item ID:	4227
Depositing User:	John Paul Newman
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2013 16:16
Journal or Publication Title:	Contemporary European History, 19, 3 (2010), pp. 183–194 C! 2010 doi:10.1017/S0960777310000111
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://journals.cambridge.org/action/dis...
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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