The Global Age: Europe 1950-2017 (The Penguin History of

The Global Age: Europe 1950-2017 (The Penguin History of Europe)

The final chapter in the Penguin History of Europe series from the acclaimed scholar and author of To Hell and Back

After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the twentieth century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as being 'to Hell and back,' the years from 1950 to 2017 brought peace and relative prosperity to most of Europe. Enormous economic improvements transformed the continent. The catastrophic era of the world wars receded into an ever more distant past, though its long shadow continued to shape mentalities.

Yet Europe was now a divided continent, living under the nuclear threat in a period intermittently fraught with anxiety. There were, by most definitions, striking successes: the Soviet bloc melted away, dictatorships vanished, and Germany was successfully reunited. But accelerating globalization brought new fragilities. The interlocking crises after 2008 were the clearest warnings to Europeans that there was no guarantee of peace and stability, and, even today, the continent threatens further fracturing.

In this remarkable book, Ian Kershaw has created a grand panorama of the world we live in and where it came from. Drawing on examples from all across Europe, The Global Age is an endlessly fascinating portrait of the recent past and present, and a cautious look into our future.
Country USA
Manufacturer Viking
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 073522398X
Model 073522398X
ReleaseDate 2019-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780735223981

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Viking
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	073522398X
Model	073522398X
ReleaseDate	2019-04-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780735223981

The Global Age: Europe 1950-2017 (The Penguin History of Europe)

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