Postwar : A History of Europe since 1945,9780143037750

Postwar : A History of Europe since 1945

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780143037750
ISBN10: 0143037757
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-29
Publisher(s): Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Summary

Named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review Almost a decade in the making , this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world’s most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwaris the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cultural change—all in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read, thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details, Postwaris a rare joy. * A Timeand San Francisco ChronicleBest Book of the Year * Maps, photos, and cartoons throughout

Author Biography

Tony Judt, the author of eleven books, is Erich Maria Remarque Professor of European Studies at New York University and director and founder of the Remarque Institute.

Table of Contents

Preface & Acknowledgements XIII
Introduction 1(12)
PART ONE: Post-War: 1945-1953
I The Legacy of War
13(28)
II Retribution
41(22)
III The Rehabilitation of Europe
63(37)
IV The Impossible Settlement
100(29)
V The Coming of the Cold War
129(36)
VI Into the Whirlwind
165(32)
VII Culture Wars
197(29)
CODA The End of Old Europe
226(15)
PART TWO: Prosperity and Its Discontents: 1953-1971
VIII The Politics of Stability
241(37)
IX Lost Illusions
278(46)
X The Age of Affluence
324(36)
XI The Social Democratic Moment
360(30)
XII The Spectre of Revolution
390(32)
XIII The End of the Affair
422(31)
PART THREE: Recessional: 1971-1989
XIV Diminished Expectations
453(31)
XV Politics in a New Key
484(20)
XVI A Time of Transition
504(31)
XVII The New Realism
535(24)
XVIII The Power of the Powerless
559(26)
XIX The End of the Old Order
585(52)
PART FOUR: After the Fall: 1989-2005
XX A Fissile Continent
637(28)
XXI The Reckoning
665(36)
XXII The Old Europe—and the New
701(48)
XXIII The Varieties of Europe
749(28)
XXIV Europe as a Way of Life
777(26)
EPILOGUE From the House of the Dead: An Essay on Modern European Memory 803(32)
Suggestions for Further Reading 835(44)
Index 879

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