num_pages: 896
description: 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.
language: English
title: Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
titlecomplete: Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
genres: Historical, War, Politics, European History, Nonfiction, Audiobook, World History, 20th Century, History, World War II
ratings_count: 11951
series: Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Mark Lynton History Prize, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: European Book Prize, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Arthur Ross Book Award
category: Gold Medal, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
publisher: Penguin Press HC, The