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Australian Scholarly, Melbourne, 2019. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Acknowledgements, introduction by John lack, 1919, A Chronology and list of contributors. Plaintext paperback binding with dark blue and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. After "the wars end all wars" finished there was hope that 1919 would be the year of recovery. Instead, the Spanish flu pandemic killed more people than the Great War itself; the huge loss of life gave rise to fears of national decay; the soldiers returning home were often ill and sometimes restive and radical and not to mention violent; race riots occurred across the world as did prolonged industrial disputes and political protests gave rise to the first stirrings of fascism. Then, the Versailles Peace Conference deteriorated with recriminations and squabblings over the spoils of war; and, the war machinery had demonstrated lethal abilities and was… Read More

North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2019. MINT - a NEW copy. Several black & white photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 149 pages. Nine historians from the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne examine the year 1919. After the worst war in history, there were hopes for a lasting peace and a better world. 1919 was to be the year for recovery, peace-making and the healing of wounds. Instead the world was afflicted by a terrible influenza pandemic that took more lives than the Great War itself. The huge death toll from the war and the pandemic excited fears of national decay. Soldiers returning home were often ill and restive, and sometimes radical and violent. Across the world there were race riots, prolonged industrial disputes, political protests, revolutions and counter-revolutions, and in Europe the first stirrings of fascism. At the Versailles Peace Conference, the victors' attempts to define… Read More