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Three Postwar Eras in Comparison

Western Europe 1918–1945–1989

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  1. Carl Levy

    1. Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK

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  2. Mark Roseman

    1. University of Southampton, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. 1918–1945–1989: The Making and Unmaking of Stable Societies in Western Europe

    1. 1918–1945–1989: The Making and Unmaking of Stable Societies in Western Europe

      • Carl Levy
      Pages 1-38

  3. The International Context for National Stabilization: 1918–1945–1989

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. Empires or Nations? 1918, 1945, 1989…

      • Charles Maier
      Pages 41-66

    3. America as a European Power: Four Dimensions of the Transatlantic Relationship: 1945 to the Late 1990s

      • David Ellwood
      Pages 67-85

    4. The Nationalist Challenge to Stability in Eastern and Central Europe: 1918–1945–1989

      • Christopher Seton-Watson
      Pages 86-96

  5. Political Frameworks Across the Three Postwar Eras

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. France’s German Question, 1918–1945–1989

      • Douglas Johnson
      Pages 237-256

    3. Defeat and Stability: 1918, 1945 and 1989 in Germany

      • Mark Roseman
      Pages 257-275

    4. The Roots of the Italian Political Crisis: A View from History, 1918, 1945, 1989…and After

      • Paolo Pombeni
      Pages 276-296

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 297-306
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About this book

A brief glance at twentieth century European history would suggest that wars and their aftermath produced the major turning points in its development. Three times - in 1918, 1945 and again in 1989 - Europe was confronted with major questions of restructuring and rebuilding. But can we really divide Europe's development into neat postwar eras? Why was the period 1945-1989 so much more stable and prosperous than 1918-1939? Has the end of the cold war changed the basis of the post-1945 settlement? This comparative collection offers some unique insights into these questions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK

    Carl Levy

  • University of Southampton, UK

    Mark Roseman

About the editors

DAVID ELLWOOD Associate Professor in Contemporary International History, University of Bologna NIALL FERGUSON Professor of Political and Financial History, Jesus College, Oxford PAUL FURLONG Professor of European Studies and Head of the School of European Studies, Cardiff University STEPHEN GUNDLE Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Italian, Royal Holloway College, University of London DOUGLAS JOHNSON Emeritus Professor of French History, University College London ROBERT LUMLEY Reader in Italian Cultural History, University College London CHARLES MAIER Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies and Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, University of Harvard PAOLO POMBENI Professor and Chair of the Department of History, Public Law and Political Science, University of Bologna CAROLA SACHSE Research Director, Max Planck Institute, Berlin CHRISTOPHER SETON-WATSON Emeritus Fellow, Oriel College, Oxford CHRIS WARNE Lecturer in French, School of European Studies, University of Sussex

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Three Postwar Eras in Comparison

  • Book Subtitle: Western Europe 1918–1945–1989

  • Editors: Carl Levy, Mark Roseman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230294134

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-72103-2Published: 14 December 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-40489-6Published: 14 December 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-29413-4Published: 14 December 2001

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 306

  • Topics: European History, Modern History, International Relations

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