Part I. Premises: 1. Paris, London, Berlin, 1914-1919: capital cities at war Jay Winter
2. Paris, London, Berlin on the eve of the war Jean-Louis Robert
Part II. The Social Relations of Sacrifice: 3. Lost generations: the impact of military casualties on Paris, London and Berlin Adrian Gregory
4. The image of the profiteer Jean-Louis Robert
Part III. The Social Relations of Labour: 5. The transition to war in 1914 Jon Lawrence
6. Labour market and industrial mobilization, 1915-1917 Thierry Bonzon
7. The transition to peace, 1918-1919 Joshua Cole
Part IV. The Social Relations of Incomes: 8. Material pressures on the middle classes 1914-1918 Jon Lawrence
9. Wages and purchasing power Jonathan Manning
10. Transfer payments and social policy Thierry Bonzon
Part V. The Social Relations of Consumption: 11. Feeding the cities Thierry Bonzon
12. Surviving the war: life expectation, illness, and mortality rates in Paris, London, and Berlin, 1914-1919: coal and the metropolis Armin Triebel
13. Housing Susanna Magri
Part VI. Urban Demography in Wartime: 14. The 'other war' I: protecting public health Catherine Rollet
15. The 'other war' II: setbacks in public health Catherine Rollet
16. Surviving the war Jay Winter
17. Conclusion: towards a social history of capital cities at war Jay Winter and Jean-Louis Robert
Statistical appendices
Tables
Bibliography.
