{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-europe-19452000-9780857453778","title":"A Social History of Europe 19452000","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1945 Europe has experienced many periods of turmoil and conflict and as many moments of peace and integration: from the devastation felt in the aftermath of World War II to the recovery in the 1950s and 1960s; to the new challenges in the 1970s and 1980s when neoliberal policies led to fundamental social and economic changes, marked by the effects of the oil shock and widespread unemployment; and then 1989 and after when the existing world order experienced new convulsions. In this brilliant and comprehensive work, the author, one of the best known social historians of Europe, discusses a wide range of subjects, not shying away from controversial topics: family structure, work, consumption, values, migration, inequality, elites, civil society, social movements, media, welfare state, education, and urban policies. He focuses on the fundamental changes European societies underwent in the second half of the twentieth century but also explores what divides Europeans, what unites t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eA sweeping, fact-filled analysis, this well-researched survey can serve as text and reference work with its graphs and very selective bibliography\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eAs Kaelble stresses, this is not simply a social history from the point of view of social classes. Going beyond this abstraction, it covers family, work, consumption, values, religiosity and urban as well as rural life. Given that it also includes social meanings, social symbols, rites and myths, it is in certain respects nearly a cultural history, while some chapters could fit into the framework of political history… All in all, this book is a great achievement, from which the reader can learn a lot… [It] is well written and highly valuable as a source of knowledge about Europe in the second half of the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean Review of History—Revue européenne d’histoire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe series of essays in this book provide readers of every ilk with a solid overview of European social history, and the factors that caused it to change over the course of the second half of the 20th-century. This book will prove invaluable to scholars working in all fields of modern European history, and it will aid politicians, social activists, and others, plan for the future by learning from the past. In short, \u003c\/em\u003eA Social History of Europe 1945-2000\u003cem\u003eis destined to be a classroom standard, and it deserves a place in every library\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory in Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eWithout a doubt, this book offers also for the general reader a fascinating journey of discovery through Europe, which shows surprising commonalities on the one hand and illuminating differences on the other.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003e…with this book, Hartmut Kaelble has written a work that will impact political as well as scholarly debates for a long time to come.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDer Tagesspiegel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eKaelble’s book offers rich and brilliantly analyzed material in a retrospective view - a look back before Europe takes the next step into the future.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis book could not be more timely…Students of contemporary history will soon include this book among those standard works that are a must-read. But also politicians and the large number of Euroskeptics would be well advised to study it closely.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeue Zürcher Zeitung\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Basic Social Constellations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Family\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Labor\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Consumption and Standard of Living\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Changing Values and Secularization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Social Hierarchies and Inequalities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Elites, Intellectuals and Social Milieus\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Inequalities within Socio-Economic Circumstances and Opportunities for Social Mobility\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Migration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Society and State\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Media and European Public\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Social Movements, Social Conflicts, and Civil Society\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Welfare State\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e City Growth, City Life, and Urban Planning\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e Summary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038909890903,"sku":"9780857453778","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857453778.jpg?v=1750941900","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-social-history-of-europe-19452000-9780857453778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}