Europe Since 1945

Europe since 1945 is an exciting new survey of the history of Europe since the end of World War Two. In the second half of the twentieth century Europe has known a period of peace and stability unprecedented in its history and virtually unparalleled in the rest of the world. Europe explains the reasons for this state of affairs. Thought-provoking and wide ranging, this book discusses political, economic, social and cultural change in modern Europe. Covering both Western and Eastern Europe comprehensively and featuring extensive analysis of the 1990s, this book includes examination of: the Cold War War at the edges - Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia the European Union the issues of Nationalism the end of the dictatorships economic prosperity, the EEC and the Euro the break-up of the European Empires and the consequences. Europe Since 1945 is an important introduction to modern European history from the end of World War Two to the new millenium.

ISBN 0415207126   Pages 336 ISBN13 9780415207126 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 499 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 27 Jan 2000   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress D1051.T46   Spine width (mm) 26 DEWEY 940.55   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Foreword
		Acknowledgements
Pt. 1		Place at the Centre and War at the Edges		1
		Prelude: Peace in Europe - exceptions and explanations		3
1		The contest for Western Europe (1): the Berlin crises on 1948-1949 and 1958-1962		23
2		The Berlin crises and the contest for Western Europe: explanations ancient and modern		40
3		The context for Western Europe (2): Detente and the missiles of the 1980s		52
4		War at the edges: Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia		66
Pt. 2		The Rise and Fall of the Socialist Ideal		87
		Prelude: Marxist analysis of historical practice		89
5		The fruits of victory		101
6		The end of Eastern European Socialism		117
7		Socialism in Western Europe		132
Pt. 3		The Movement Towards European Unity		159
		Prelude: European values and the European Union		161
8		The establishment of the European Economic Community		169
9		The EEC and the oil crises of the 1970s		185
10		The enlargement of the EEC and the creation of the Euro		203
Pt. 4		The Ending of the European Empires		223
		Prelude: The European empires before 1945		225
11		France, Indochina and Algeria		237
12		Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium		256
13		The record of Great Britain		267
14		The aftermath of empire		286
		Notes		299
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