Europe in Our Time: A History, 1945-1992"An encyclopedic amount of information is analyzed with considerable wisdom and a felicitous style."-Simon Serfaty, Johns Hopkins Univ. Laqueur presents a fascinating overview of post-war Europe, providing detailed analyses that cover every major political development, economic and social trends, and cultural movements since 1945. "An excellent work destined to become a standard text for the 90s."-Library Journal. |
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Europe Divided | 3 |
The European Vacuum | 12 |
The Purge of Collaborators | 22 |
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