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26%OFFTony Judt - Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 - 9780099542032 - V9780099542032
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945

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Description for Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 Paperback. Europe in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war, mass slaughter, bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control, exchanging one despotism for another. This title tells the rich and complex story of how we got from there to here. Num Pages: 960 pages, 24pp b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 176 x 51. Weight in Grams: 708.

FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER AWARD

A magisterial and acclaimed history of post-war Europe, from Germany to Poland, from Western Europe to Eastern Europe, selected as one of New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year

Europe in 1945 was drained. Much of the continent was devastated by war, mass slaughter, bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control, exchanging one despotism for another. Today, the Soviet Union is no more and the democracies of the European Union reach as far as the borders of Russia itself. Postwar tells the rich ... Read more

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Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
960
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099542032
SKU
V9780099542032
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About Tony Judt
Tony Judt was educated at King's College, Cambridge and the École Normale Supérieure, Paris, and taught at Cambridge, Oxford, and Berkeley. He was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor of European Studies at New York University; in addition to Director of the Remarque Institute, which is dedicated to the study of Europe and which he founded in 1995. The ... Read more

Reviews for Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
Most impressive... Postwar, Tony Judt's magnificent history of Europe after The Second World War, covers vast tracts of ground with extraordinary skill, weaving together the stories of West and East in a single, compelling narrative
Evening Standard, 'Books of the Year'
Masterly and exhilarating... Judt has a fine eye for telling detail... This is a splendid book to ... Read more

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