
ABOUT THE PREWArAs PROJECT
PREWArAs – The Dark side of the Belle Epoque. Political Violence and Armed Associations in Europe before the First World War – is a comparative historical study which examines the role played by militias, paramilitary movements, armed organisations, and vigilante groups before the First World War (from the late 19th century to 1914). It investigates how and to what extent organized political violence permeated European societies even before the outbreak of the Great War…