Europe’s Postwar Periods 1989, 1945, 1918: Writing History Backwards

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This book brings together world-renowned scholars from all over Europe to analyse how successive Europes have been constructed in the wake of the key conflicts of the period: the Cold War and the two World Wars. By regressively tracing Europe’s path back to these pivotal moments as part of a unique methodology, Europe’s Postwar Periods – 1989, 1945, 1918 reveals the defining characteristics of these postwar periods and integrates the changes that followed 1989 into a more substantial historical perspective. The author team address the crucial themes in recent European history on a chapter-by-chapter basis that gives comprehensive coverage to the whole of the European region for topics such as borders, states, empires, democracy, justice, markets and futures. The volume highlights the fact that Europe was made less by wars than is commonly thought, and more by the nature of the settlements – international, national, political, economic and social – that followed the two World Wars and the Cold War. It is an important, innovative text for all students and scholars of 20th-century European history. Cover Half title Title Copyrights Contents Preface Henry Rousso List of Contributors Introduction Martin Conway 1 Demobilizations John Horne 2 Borders Dariusz Stola 3 Justice Guillaume Mouralis and Annette Weinke 4 Futures Péter Apor 5 States Pieter Lagrou 6 Democracies Martin Conway 7 Empires Malika Rahal 8 Markets Paolo Capuzzo 9 Pasts Péter Apor and Henry Rousso Conclusion Martin Conway and Pieter Lagrou Bibliography Index