Postwar Europe
a very short introduction
$40.17
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2025
Summary
From Ruins to Rebirth: A Very Short Introduction to Postwar Europe
The Second World War, history’s most destructive conflict, left Europe devastated. Economies crumbled, millions faced starvation, and political systems teetered on the brink. Yet, within three decades, a remarkable transformation occurred: economies rebounded, political stability largely returned, and citizens enjoyed improved living standards. Then, in the late 1980s, the postwar order collapsed, ushering in a new e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198851660 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198851669 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Richard Bessel |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 111mm |
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About The Author
Richard Bessel
Richard Bessel is Emeritus Professor of History at York. He is the author of numerous books including Life in the Third Reich (2001) and Germany after the First World War (1993). Alongside Claudia B. Haake, Bessel co-edited Removing Peoples: Forced Removal in the Modern World (2011).
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