Themes in Modern European History since 1945

This collection explores the most important transformations and upheavals of post-1945 Europe in the light of current scholarship. Twelve chapters consider key political, cultural and economic changes of an era that needs re-evalutaion and reconsideration from a historical perspective. Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chronology; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Divided Europe; 2 The collapse of world dominion; 3 The golden age of prosperity, 1953-73; 4 Social class and social change in postwar Europe; 5 Changing margins in postwar European politics; 6 European mass culture in the media age; 7 The boundaries of the avant-garde; 8 The Central and Eastern European Revolution, 1989-2000; 9 The politics of European unification; 10 European economic integration; Index