Postwar : A History of Europe since 1945

by Judt, Tony (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780143037750
• ISBN10: 0143037757
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-29
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

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