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…