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Adam Hochschild, "1914-1918: The War Within the War"
October 8, 2014
4:30PM
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium
As we mark the centenary of the First World War, this epochal event is usually remembered as a bloody conflict between rival alliances of nations. But there was another struggle within most of those countries: between people who regarded the war as a noble and necessary crusade, and a brave minority who felt it was tragic madness and who refused to fight. Writer Adam Hochschild describes this internal battle in an illustrated talk. He will focus on the country where that tension was sharpest, Great Britain.
The outbreak of World War I in August 1914 was the defining event of the twentieth century, and marked the beginning of thirty years of European violence and mass murder. In conjunction with an exhibit to mark this war’s centennial, noted author and historian Adam Hochshild will give a talk on the attempts by a few courageous individuals to oppose the War.
His talk will be followed by a reception and guided tour of the exhibit in Memorial Library Dept. of Special Collections. The exhibit features WWI materials given to UW Libraries by Professor and Art Historian, Andy Stangel.
Adam Hochschild teaches at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley. His books include, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion (Mariner Books, 2012) Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves (Mariner Books, 2006) and King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (Houghton Mifflin, 1999).
Sponsored by the George L. Mosse Program in History and UW-Madison Libraries
Learn more about the George L. Mosse Program: mosseprogram.wisc.edu
Adam Hochschild, "1914-1918: The War Within the War"
October 8, 2014
4:30PM
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium
As we mark the centenary of the First World War, this epochal event is usually remembered as a bloody conflict between rival alliances of nations. But there was another struggle within most of those countries: between people who regarded the war as a noble and necessary crusade, and a brave minority who felt it was tragic madness and who refused to fight. Writer Adam Hochschild describes this internal battle in an illustrated talk. He will focus on the country where that tension was sharpest, Great Britain.
The outbreak of World War I in August 1914 was the defining event of the twentieth century, and marked the beginning of thirty years of European violence and mass murder. In conjunction with an exhibit to mark this war’s centennial, noted author and historian Adam Hochshild will give a talk on the attempts by a few courageous individuals to oppose the War.
His talk will be followed by a reception and guided tour of the exhibit in Memorial Library Dept. of Special Collections. The exhibit features WWI materials given to UW Libraries by Professor and Art Historian, Andy Stangel.
Adam Hochschild teaches at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley. His books include, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion (Mariner Books, 2012) Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves (Mariner Books, 2006) and King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (Houghton Mifflin, 1999).
Sponsored by the George L. Mosse Program in History and UW-Madison Libraries
Learn more about the George L. Mosse Program: mosseprogram.wisc.edu
