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A Companion to Europe Since 1945
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Ideal for students and readers interested in contemporary European history, politics, and social transformations since 1945.
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See moreA Companion to Europe since 1945, a collection of newly commissioned essays by leading scholars, offers a reflective analysis of the developments which took place in Europe during the Cold War era and also considers present-day Europe, as it has taken shape since the end of the Cold War.
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A Companion to Europe Since 1945 provides a stimulating guide to numerous important developments which have influenced the political, economic, social, and cultural character of Europe during and since the Cold War.
Includes 22 original essays by an international team of expert scholars:
- Examines the social, intellectual, economic, cultural, and political changes that took place throughout Europe in the Cold War and Post Cold War periods.
- Discusses a wide range of topics including the Single Market, European-American relations, family life and employment, globalization, consumption, political parties, European decolonization, European identity, security and defence policies, and Europe's fight against international terrorism.
- Presents Europe in a broad geographical conception, to give equal weighting to developments in the Eastern and Western European states.
Series: Blackwell Companions to European History
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ISBN: 9781118729984
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 December 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Contributors:
- Edited by Klaus Larres
- Edited by Klaus Larres
- Edited by Klaus Larres
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 173.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 812g
Pages: 544
About the Author
Klaus Larres is the Richard M Krasno DistinguishedProfessor of History and International Affairs at the University ofNorth Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill in the U.S. He also is aSenior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at theSchool of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns HopkinsUniversity in Washington, DC.
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