Year zero
Subtitle: a history of 1945
By: Ian Buruma
Publisher: Atlantic Books; Atlantic
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781848879362; 9781782392088; 9781848879379; 9781848879393
Subjects: Weltkrieg; Peace; Nineteen forty-five, A.D.; Nachkriegszeit; World War, 1939-1945; Kriegsende; Kriegsfolge; History
Description: Ian Buruma examines the seven months (in Europe) and four months (in Asia) that followed surrender of the Axis powers, from the fate of Holocaust survivors liberated from the concetration camps, and the formation of the state of Israel, to the incipient civil war in China, and the allied occupation of Japan. If construction follows destruction, 'Year Zero' describes that extraordinary moment in between, when people faced the wreckage, full of despair, as well as great hope.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.