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The Deluge

The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931

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The Deluge

Written by: Adam Tooze
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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In the depths of the Great War, with millions dead and no imaginable end to the conflict, societies around the world began to buckle. The heart of the financial system shifted from London to New York. The infinite demands for men and materiel reached into countries far from the front. The strain of the war ravaged all economic and political assumptions, bringing unheard-of changes in the social and industrial order. A century after the outbreak of fighting, Adam Tooze revisits this seismic moment in history, challenging the existing narrative of the war, its peace, and its aftereffects. From the day the United States enters the war in 1917 to the precipice of global financial ruin, Tooze delineates the world remade by American economic and military power.

Tracing the ways in which countries came to terms with America's centrality - including the slide into fascism - The Deluge is a chilling work of great originality that will fundamentally change how we view the legacy of World War I.

©2014 Adam Tooze (P)2014 Tantor 20th Century Military Modern Wars & Conflicts World War Imperialism Interwar Period Capitalism Socialism Soviet Union Russia Middle Ages Self-Determination Africa Taxation Winston Churchill Liberalism Royalty Imperial Japan Middle East Social justice China Franklin D Roosevelt Latin America
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"Tooze's grand economic history is stimulating, persuasive, and surprisingly accessible." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Really good book and excellently narrated. I was a bit confused at first because I didn’t expect it to start mid-WWI. But it does an excellent job explaining the complex interwar power plays and financial concerns of the great powers.

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