{"product_id":"ruin-and-renewal-by-paul-betts-9781788161107","title":"Ruin and Renewal","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent ... much to ponder\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, Europe lay in ruins - its cities and towns destroyed by conflict, its economies crippled, its societies ripped apart by war and violence. In the wake of the physical devastation came profound moral questions: how could Europe - once proudly confident of its place at the heart of the 'civilised world' - have done this to itself? And what did it mean that it had?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years that followed, Europeans - from politicians to refugees, poets to campaigners, religious leaders to communist revolutionaries - tried to make sense of what had happened, and to forge a new understanding of civilisation that would bring peace and progress to a broken continent. As they wrestled with questions great and small - from the legacy of colonialism to workplace etiquette - institutions and shared ideals emerged which still shape our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on original sources as well as individual stories and voices, \u003cem\u003eRuin and Renewal\u003c\/em\u003e offers a gripping and authoritative account of how Europe rose from the ashes of the Second World War, forging itself anew in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849946517740,"sku":"9781788161107","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18140113482824.jpg?v=1759064984","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ruin-and-renewal-by-paul-betts-9781788161107","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}