Postwar : a history of Europe since 1945 / Tony Judt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Judt, Tony

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--History--1945-.

Europe.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 878 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Press, 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this magnificent, unprecedented history of postwar Europe, esteemed historian Tony Judt covers 34 countries across 60 years in a single integrated narrative, using a great deal of material from newly available sources.

Contents:

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 hour

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

From the house of the dead: an essay on modern European memory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781440624766

1440624763

Publisher Number:

99984159516

9781594200656

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.