{"product_id":"postwar-a-history-of-europe-since-1945","title":"Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945","description":"xv, 933 pp. \"Tony Judt's Postwar makes one lament the overuse of the word \"groundbreaking.\" It is an unprecedented accomplishment: the first truly European history of contemporary Europe, from Lisbon to Leningrad, based on research in six languages, covering thirty-four countries across sixty years in a single integrated narrative, using a great deal of material from newly available sources. Tony Judt has drawn on forty years of reading and writing about modern Europe to create a fully rounded, deep account of the continent's recent past. The book integrates international relations, domestic politics, ideas, social change, economic development, and culture--high and low--into a single grand narrative. Every country has its chance to play the lead, and although the big themes are superbly handled--including the cold war, the love\/hate relationship with America, cultural and economic malaise and rebirth, and the myth and reality of unification--none of them is allowed to overshadow the rich pageant that is the whole. Vividly and clearly written for the general reader; witty, opinionated, and full of fresh and surprising stories and asides; visually rich and rewarding, with useful and provocative maps, photos, and cartoons throughout, Postwar is a movable feast for lovers of history and lovers of Europe alike. A magnificent history of postwar Europe, East and West, by arguably the subject's most esteemed historian.\"","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40695787749446,"sku":"2337387","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2337387.jpg?v=1695002746","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/postwar-a-history-of-europe-since-1945","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}