Ruin and Renewal
€ 14,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9781788161107 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Paul Betts |
| Editora | Profile Books Ltd |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 544 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,432 |
| Data de Publicação | 02/09/2021 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 14,06 |
| Imposto | € 0,84 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 14,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 3 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
''Excellent ... much to ponder'' Financial Times''Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the world of today'' - Margaret MacMillan, author of War: How Conflict Shaped Us''A masterpiece'' David Motadel, author of Revolutionary World1945. Europe lies in ruins - its cities and towns destroyed by conflict, its economies crippled, its societies ripped apart by war and violence. In the wake of the physical devastation came profound moral questions: how could Europe - once proudly confident of its place at the heart of the ''civilised world'' - have done this to itself? And what did it mean that it had?In the years that followed, Europeans - from politicians to refugees, poets to campaigners, religious leaders to communist revolutionaries - tried to make sense of what had happened, and to forge a new concept of civilisation that would bring peace and progress to a broken continent. As they wrestled with questions great and small - from the legacy of colonialism to workplace etiquette - institutions and shared ideals emerged which still shape our world today. Rich with original sources and individual voices, this is a gripping, authoritative account of how Europe rose from the ashes of the Second World War - and forged itself anew.