Capital cities at war : Paris, London, Berlin, 1914-1919 / Jay Winter and Jean-Louis Robert.

pt. 1. Premises: Paris, London, Berlin 1914-1919: capital cities at war / Jay Winter. Paris, London, Berlin on the eve of the war / Jean-Louis Robert --pt. 2. The social relations of sacrifice: Lost generations: the impact of military casualties on Paris, London, and Berlin / Adrian Gregory. The image of the profiteer / Jean-Louis Robert -- part 3. The social relations of labour: The transition to war in 1914 / Jon Lawrence. The labour market and industrial mobilization, 1915-1917 / Thierry Bonzon. The transition to peace, 1918-1919 / Joshua Cole-- part 4. The social relations of incomes: Material pressures on the middle classes / Jon Lawrence. Wages and purchasing power / Jonathan Manning. Transfer payments and social policy / Thierry Bonzon -- part 5. The social relations of consumption: Feeding the cities / Thierry Bonzon and Belinda Davis. Coal and the metropolis / Armin Triebel. Housing / Susanna Magri -- part 6. Urban demography in wartime: The 'other war' I: protecting public health / Catherine Rollet.