The Oxford Handbook of Postwar European History (Oxford Handbooks)

The Postwar Period Is No Longer Current Affairs But Is Becoming The Recent Past. As Such, It Is Increasingly Attracting The Attentions Of Historians. Whilst The Cold War Has Long Been A Mainstay Of Political Science And Contemporary History, Recent Research Approaches Postwar Europe In Many Different Ways, All Of Which Are Represented In The 35 Chapters Of This Book. As Well As Diplomatic, Political, Institutional, Economic, And Social History, The The Oxford Handbook Of Postwar European History Contains Chapters Which Approach The Past Through The Lenses Of Gender, Espionage, Art And Architecture, Technology, Agriculture, Heritage, Postcolonialism, Memory, And Generational Change, And Shows How The History Of Postwar Europe Can Be Enriched By Looking To Disciplines Such As Anthropology And Philosophy. The Handbook Covers All Of Europe, With A Notable Focus On Eastern Europe. Including Subjects As Diverse As The Meaning Of 'europe' And European Identity, Southern Europe After Dictatorship, The Cultural Meanings Of The Bomb, The 1968 Student Uprisings, Immigration, Americanization, Welfare, Leisure, Decolonization, The Wars Of Yugoslav Succession, And Coming To Terms With The Nazi Past, The Thirty Five Essays In This Handbook Offer An Unparalleled Coverage Of Postwar European History That Offers Far More Than The Standard Cold War Framework. Readers Will Find Self-contained, State-of-the-art Analyses Of Major Subjects, Each Written By Acknowledged Experts, As Well As Stimulating And Novel Approaches To Newer Topics. Combining Empirical Rigour And Adventurous Conceptual Analysis, This Handbook Offers In One Substantial Volume A Guide To The Numerous Ways In Which Historians Are Now Rewriting The History Of Postwar Europe-- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- List Of Contributors -- Editor's Introduction: Postwar Europe As History, Dan Stone -- Part I: What Is Postwar Europe? -- 1. Corporatism And The Social Democratic Moment: The Postwar Settlement, 1945-1973, Geoff Eley -- 2. Interwar, War, Postwar: Was There A Zero Hour In 1945?, Richard Overy -- 3. East, West, And The Return Of 'central': Borders Drawn And Redrawn, Catherine Lee And Robert Bideleux -- 4. Spectres Of Europe: Europes Past, Present And Future, Luiza Bialasiewicz -- 5. Europe And Its Others. Is There A European Identity?, Luisa Passerini -- Part Ii: People -- 6. Ethnic Cleansing, Philipp Ther -- 7. Responding To 'order Without Life'? Living Under Communism, Dan Stone -- 8. The Spectre Of Americanization: Western Europe In The American Century, Philipp Gassert -- 9. Immigration And Asylum: Challenges To European Identities And Citizenship, Stephen Castles --^ 10. Gendering Europe, Europeanizing Gender: The Politics Of Difference In A Global Era, Uli Linke -- 11. 1968: Europe In Technicolour, Martn Klimke -- 12. Making Postwar Communism, Mark Pittaway -- 13. Europe's Cold War, Jussi M. Hanhimaki -- 14. The Western European Welfare State Beyond Christian And Social Democratic Ideology, Ido De Haan -- 15. The Truth About Friendship Treaties: Behind The Iron Curtain, Douglas Selvedge -- Part Iv: Re-construction: Starting Afresh Or Rebuilding The Old? -- 16. A Continent Bristling With Arms: Continuity And Change In Western European Security Policies After The Second World War, Leopoldo Nuti -- 17. 'les Trente Glorieuses': From The Marshall Plan To The Oil Crises, Gianni Toniolo And Nick Crafts -- 18. European Integration: The Rescue Of The Nation State?, Robert Bideleux -- 19. A Restructured Economy: From The Oil Crisis To The Financial Crisis, 1973-2009, Ivan T. Berend -- 20. Veblen Redivivus: Leisure And Excess In Europe, Rosemary Wakeman --^ Part V: Fear -- 21. 'gentlemen, You Are Mad!' Mutual Assured Destruction And Cold War Culture, P. D. Smith -- 22. What Was National Stalinism?, Vladimir Tismaneanu -- 23. Colonial Fantasies Shattered, Martin Evans -- 24. After The Fear Was Over? What Came After Dictatorships In Spain, Greece, And Portugal, Helen Graham And Alejandro Quiroga -- 25. What Comes After Communism?, Michael Shafir -- 26. Brothers, Strangers And Enemies: Ethno-nationalism And The Demise Of Communist Yugoslavia, Cathie Carmichael -- Part Vi: Culture And History -- 27. The Countryside: Toward A Theme Park?, Hugh D. Clout -- 28. Heritage And The Reconceptualization Of The Postwar European City, Brian Graham And G. J. Ashworth -- 29. The Postcolonial Condition, Robert J. C. Young -- 30. Postwar Art, Architecture, And Design, Stefan Muthesius -- 31. Science And Technology In Postwar Europe, Andrew Jamison -- 32. Images Of Europe -- European Images: Postwar European Cinema And Television Culture, Ib Bondebjerg --^ Part Vii: Coming To Terms With The War -- 33. Intellectuals And Nazism, Samuel Moyn -- 34. The Great Patriotic War In Soviet And Post-soviet Collective Memory, Roger Markwick -- 35. Memory Wars In The 'new Europe', Dan Stone -- Index. Edited By Dan Stone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Contents List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Editor’s Introduction: Postwar Europe as History PART I: WHAT IS POSTWAR EUROPE? 1. Corporatism and the Social Democratic Moment: The Postwar Settlement, 1945–1973 2. Interwar, War, Postwar: Was There a Zero Hour in 1945? 3. East, West, and the Return of ‘Central’: Borders Drawn and Redrawn 4. Spectres of Europe: Europe’s Past, Present, and Future 5. Europe and Its Others: Is There a European Identity? PART II: PEOPLE 6. Ethnic Cleansing 7. Responding to ‘Order without Life’? Living under Communism 8. The Spectre of Americanization: Western Europe in the American Century 9. Immigration and Asylum: Challenges to European Identities and Citizenship 10. Gendering Europe, Europeanizing Gender: The Politics of Difference in a Global Era 11. 1968: Europe in Technicolour PART III: BLOCS, PARTIES, POLITICAL POWER 12. Making Postwar Communism 13. Europe’s Cold War 14. The Western European Welfare State beyond Christian and Social Democratic Ideology 15. The Truth about Friendship Treaties: Behind the Iron Curtain PART IV: RE-CONSTRUCTION: STARTING A FRESH OR REBUILDING THE OLD 16. A Continent Bristling with Arms: Continuity and Change in Western European Security Policies after the Second World War 17. ‘Les trente glorieuses’: From the Marshall Plan to the Oil Crisis 18. European Integration: The Rescue of the Nation State? 19. A Restructured Economy: From the Oil Crisis to the Financial Crisis, 1973–2009 20. Veblen Redivivus: Leisure and Excess in Europe PART V: FEAR 21. ‘Gentlemen, You are Mad!’: Mutual Assured Destruction and Cold War Culture 22. What Was National Stalinism? 23. Colonial Fantasies Shattered 24. After the Fear Was Over? What Came after Dictatorships in Spain, Greece, and Portugal 25. What Comes after Communism? 26. Brothers, Strangers, and Enemies: Ethno-Nationalism and the Demise of Communist Yugoslavia PART VI: CULTURE AND HISTORY 27. The Countryside: Towards a Theme Park? 28. Heritage and the Reconceptualization of the Postwar European City 29. The Postcolonial Condition 30. Postwar Art, Architecture, and Design 31. Science and Technology in Postwar Europe 32. Images of Europe, European Images: Postwar European Cinema and Television Culture PART VII: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE WAR 33. Intellectuals and Nazism 34. The Great Patriotic War in Soviet and Post-Soviet Collective Memory 35. Memory Wars in the ‘New Europe’ Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The postwar period is no longer current affairs but is becoming the recent past. As such, it is increasingly attracting the attentions of historians. Whilst the Cold War has long been a mainstay of political science and contemporary history, recent research approaches postwar Europe in many different ways, all of which are represented in the thirty-five chapters of this book. As well as diplomatic, political, institutional, economic, and social history, The Oxford Handbook of Postwar European History contains chapters which approach the past through the lenses of gender, espionage, art and architecture, technology, agriculture, heritage, postcolonialism, memory, and generational change, and shows how the history of postwar Europe can be enriched by looking to disciplines such as anthropology and philosophy. The Handbook covers all of Europe, with a notable focus on Eastern Europe. Including subjects as diverse as the meaning of 'Europe' and European identity, southern Europe after dictatorship, the cultural meanings of the bomb, the 1968 student uprisings, immigration, Americanization, welfare, leisure, decolonization, the Wars of Yugoslav Succession, and coming to terms with the Nazi past, the essays in this Handbook offer an unparalleled coverage of postwar European history that offers far more than the standard Cold War framework. Readers will find self-contained, state-of-the-art analyses of major subjects, each written by an acknowledged expert, as well as stimulating and novel approaches to newer topics. Combining empirical rigour and adventurous conceptual analysis, this Handbook offers in one substantial volume a guide to the numerous ways in which historians are now rewriting the history of postwar Europe.