Postwar : a history of Europe since 1945

Postwar A history of Europe since 1945

Tony Judt

Book - 2006

Provides a history of contemporary Europe, covering thirty-four countries over a span of sixty years, and includes discussion of the region's economic development, culture, and politics.

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Subjects
Since 1945
Europe > History > 1945-
Europe
History
Genres
History
Published
New York, New York : Penguin Books 2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Tony Judt (author)
Physical Description
xv, 933 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 835-878) and index.
ISBN
9780143037750
9781448709885
  • 1: Post-war: 1945-1953. The legacy of war
  • Retribution
  • The rehabilitation of Europe
  • The impossible settlement
  • The coming of the cold war
  • Into the whirlwind
  • Culture wars
  • The end of old Europe
  • 2: Prosperity and its discontents: 1953-1971. The politics of stability
  • Lost illusions
  • The age of affluence
  • The social democratic moment
  • The spectre of revolution
  • The end of the affair
  • 3: Recessional: 1971-1989. Diminished expectations
  • Politics in a new key
  • A time of transition
  • The new realism
  • The power of the powerless
  • The end of the old order
  • 4: After the fall: 1989-2005. A fissile continent
  • The reckoning
  • The old Europe--and the new
  • The varieties of Europe
  • Europe as a way of life
  • Epilogue: From the house of the dead: an essay on modern European memory.

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