Political Violence and Democracy in Western Europe, 1918-1940 [Hardcover]

The essays in this book concern manifestations of political violence in the democracies of interwar Europe. While research in this area usually focuses on the countries that fell to fascism, the authors demonstrate that violence remained a part of political competition in the democratic regimes of Western Europe too.

Introduction: Political Violence is Democratic Europe, 1918-1940; Kevin Passmore
1. The Energy of Violence and the Brutalisation of Politics; Mark Jones
2. ' 'Fighting Fascism with its own Weapons ' '; St?fanie Prezioso
3. Kamerad or Volksgenosse?;Matthew N. Bucholtz
4. Violence, Body, Politics; Sven Reichardt
5. Necessary Evil, Last Resort or Totally Unacceptable?; Kristian Mennen
6. Duelling with Words and Fists; Chris Millington
7. The Colonial Roots of Political Violence in France; Caroline Campbell
8. Lighting the Fuse; Annette Finley-Croswhite and Gayle K. Brunelle
9. Gendarmes facing Political Violence; Jonas Campion
10. Narratives of Violence; Daniel Tilles

Mark Jones, University College Dublin, IrelandSt?fanie Prezioso, University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandMatthew N. Bucholtz, University of Calgary, CanadaSven Reichardt, Universit?t Konstanz, GermanyKristian Mennen, Radboud University Nijmegen, NetherlandsCaroline Campbell, University of North Dakota, USAAnnette Finley-Croswhite, Old Dominion University, USAGayle K. Brunelle, California State University, Fullerton, USAJonas Campion, UCLouvain, BelgiumDaniel Tilles, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland