Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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From the rubble of World War II to the fractured politics of the twenty-first century, Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017 chronicles seven decades of a continent perpetually reinventing itself — navigating prosperity, catastrophe, and identity in equal measure. Renowned historian Ian Kershaw presents a sweeping panorama of postwar Europe, tracing the extraordinary arc from Cold War tensions and economic miracles through the upheavals of 1968, the collapse of the Soviet bloc, and the rise of populist nationalism that would shake the European project to its foundations. Kershaw, whose magisterial two-volume biography of Hitler established him as one of the foremost historians of the modern era, brings the same forensic precision and narrative authority to this monumental survey of an entire continent. He argues compellingly that Europe's postwar trajectory is defined not by linear progress but by volatile, unpredictable lurches — moments of breathtaking hope followed by sobering reversals — making the roller-coaster metaphor far more than a mere title. Written with clarity, urgency, and an unflinching eye for the forces that continue to shape our world, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how Europe arrived at its precarious present — and where it might go next.
Author: Ian Kershaw
Format: Paperback
Published: 2018, Allen Lane
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Advanced Reading Copy.
From the rubble of World War II to the fractured politics of the twenty-first century, Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017 chronicles seven decades of a continent perpetually reinventing itself — navigating prosperity, catastrophe, and identity in equal measure. Renowned historian Ian Kershaw presents a sweeping panorama of postwar Europe, tracing the extraordinary arc from Cold War tensions and economic miracles through the upheavals of 1968, the collapse of the Soviet bloc, and the rise of populist nationalism that would shake the European project to its foundations. Kershaw, whose magisterial two-volume biography of Hitler established him as one of the foremost historians of the modern era, brings the same forensic precision and narrative authority to this monumental survey of an entire continent. He argues compellingly that Europe's postwar trajectory is defined not by linear progress but by volatile, unpredictable lurches — moments of breathtaking hope followed by sobering reversals — making the roller-coaster metaphor far more than a mere title. Written with clarity, urgency, and an unflinching eye for the forces that continue to shape our world, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how Europe arrived at its precarious present — and where it might go next.