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The article examines how different societies imagined and prepared for the aftermaths of war from 1815 to 1945.

February 13, 2026The English Historical ReviewOpen Access

Dreams and Nightmares: Imagining the Aftermath of War, 1815–1945

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FCFrances ClarkeThe University of Sydney MTMary TomsicAustralian Catholic University PDPhilip Dwyer

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This transnational analysis explores how different societies projected their expectations for peace and disorder after war, revealing important historical insights.

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The article examines how different societies imagined and prepared for the aftermaths of war from 1815 to 1945.
Conducted a transnational longitudinal analysis
Utilized case-studies from Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia
Compared wartime projections across various contexts
Identified a constant tension between hopes for peace and fears of disorder after war.
Highlighted the influence of nationalistic, socialistic, and religious sentiments on post-war imaginations.
Demonstrated that perceptions of the aftermath of war are fluid and historically contingent.

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Clarke et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698ebf4385a1ff6a9301695e https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/ceaf195

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This transnational analysis explores how different societies projected their expectations for peace and disorder after war, revealing important historical insights.

Dreams and Nightmares: Imagining the Aftermath of War, 1815–1945

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Dreams and Nightmares: Imagining the Aftermath of War, 1815–1945

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