Barbarism and Civilization: A History of Europe in our Time by Bernard Wasserste

Description: Barbarism and Civilization by Bernard Wasserstein A vibrant new history of twentieth-century Europe - covering everything from war and politics to social, cultural, and economic developments in a period of convulsive and dramatic change. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The twentieth century in Europe witnessed some of the most brutish episodes in history. Yet it also saw incontestable improvements in the conditions of existence for most inhabitants of the continent - from rising living standards and dramatically increased life expectancy, to the virtual elimination of illiteracy, and the advance of women, ethnic minorities, and homosexuals to greater equality of respect and opportunity. It was a century ofbarbarism and civilization, of cruelty and tenderness, of technological achievement and environmental spoliation, of imperial expansion and withdrawal, of authoritarian repression - and of individualismresurgent. Covering everything from war and politics to social, cultural, and economic change, Barbarism and Civilization is by turns grim, humorous, surprising, and enlightening: a window on the century we have left behind and the earliest years of its troubled successor. Notes The 20th century has seen incontestable improvements in the living conditions for much of the world, so why is it also responsible for some of the most brutal episodes in history? Author Biography Bernard Wasserstein was born in London in 1948 and educated at Balliol and Nuffield Colleges, Oxford. He has taught at Sheffield, Oxford, Glasgow, and Brandeis Universities and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Since 2003 he has been Harriet and Ulrich Meyer Professor of History at the University of Chicago. His many previous books include Britain and the Jews of Europe 1939-1945 and The Secret Lives of Trebitsch Lincoln (which won the GoldenDagger Award for Non-Fiction from the Crime Writers Association). Table of Contents 1: Europe at 19142: Europe at War 1914-19173: Revolutionary Europe 1917-19214: Recovery of the Bourgeiosie 1921-19295: Depression and Terror 1929-19366: Europe in the 1930s7: Spiral into War 1936-19398: Hitler Triumphant 1939-19429: Life and Death in Wartime10: End of Hitlers Europe 1942-194511: Europe Partitioned 1945-194912: West European Recovery 1949-195813: Stalin and His Heirs 1949-196414: Consensus and Dissent in Western Europe 1958-197315: Europe in the 1960s16: Strife in Communist Europe 1964-198517: Stress in Liberal Europe 1973-198918: The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe 1985-199119: After the Fall 1991-200720: Europe in the New MillenniumNotesBibliographyIndex Review `Review from previous edition A very impressive historical synthesis... Wasserstein has a lovely brisk, dry style that keeps the pages turning. He is also a fine storyteller: His accounts of the great military and diplomatic set-pieces are not just well researched and thoughtful but fast-moving and exciting. As narrative histories of the last century go, this is as good as it gets.Dominic Sandbrook, Literary Review`A rare gem of contemporary scholarship... [a] tour de force.Publishers Weekly`An admirable work of scholarly synthesis, which should be required reading... for anyone absorbed by the perplexing century we recently left behind... enjoyable as well as compellingGeoffrey Wheatcroft, The Spectator`...a comprehensive yet readable narrative that blends arresting detail with well-considered generalisations.David Cesarani, Jewish Chronicle`Wasserstein displays encyclopedic knowledge of his subject but has written far more than an encyclopedia... His authoritative account of Europes highs and lows over the past century will give readers everything they needForeign Affairs`A rich and broad-ranging synthesis... the book has a pleasing density and balance... Numerous plums enrich an always fluently written and insightful text that artfully conceals the amount of material that has been synthesized.Mark Mazower, Times Literary Supplment`Eloquent, exhaustive and highly learned, this book is both a considerable achievement and an enlivening read...a highly competent and impressive book.John Bew, Times Higher Education Supplement`By turns grim, humorous and surprising, this is a fascinating sweep of the century, covering war, politics, and social, cultural and economic change.Belfast Telegraph`This epic account of Europe in the 20th century grabs the reader with snappy chapters packed with telling detail and articulate assessments.Christopher Hirst, Independent Promotional A vibrant new history of twentieth-century Europe by one of the most talented historians writing today Long Description The twentieth century in Europe witnessed some of the most brutish episodes in history. Yet it also saw incontestable improvements in the conditions of existence for most inhabitants of the continent - from rising living standards and dramatically increased life expectancy, to the virtual elimination of illiteracy, and the advance of women, ethnic minorities, and homosexuals to greater equality of respect and opportunity. It was a century ofbarbarism and civilization, of cruelty and tenderness, of technological achievement and environmental spoliation, of imperial expansion and withdrawal, of authoritarian repression - and of individualism resurgent. Covering everything from war and politics to social, cultural, andeconomic change, Barbarism and Civilization is by turns grim, humorous, surprising, and enlightening: a window on the century we have left behind and the earliest years of its troubled successor. Review Text `Review from previous edition A very impressive historical synthesis... Wasserstein has a lovely brisk, dry style that keeps the pages turning. He is also a fine storyteller: His accounts of the great military and diplomatic set-pieces are not just well researched and thoughtful but fast-moving and exciting. As narrative histories of the last century go, this is as good as it gets. Dominic Sandbrook, Literary Review`A rare gem of contemporary scholarship... [a] tour de force.Publishers Weekly`An admirable work of scholarly synthesis, which should be required reading... for anyone absorbed by the perplexing century we recently left behind... enjoyable as well as compelling Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The Spectator`...a comprehensive yet readable narrative that blends arresting detail with well-considered generalisations.David Cesarani, Jewish Chronicle`Wasserstein displays encyclopedic knowledge of his subject but has written far more than an encyclopedia... His authoritative account of Europes highs and lows over the past century will give readers everything they need Foreign Affairs`A rich and broad-ranging synthesis... the book has a pleasing density and balance... Numerous plums enrich an always fluently written and insightful text that artfully conceals the amount of material that has been synthesized.Mark Mazower, Times Literary Supplment`Eloquent, exhaustive and highly learned, this book is both a considerable achievement and an enlivening read...a highly competent and impressive book.John Bew, Times Higher Education Supplement`By turns grim, humorous and surprising, this is a fascinating sweep of the century, covering war, politics, and social, cultural and economic change.Belfast Telegraph`This epic account of Europe in the 20th century grabs the reader with snappy chapters packed with telling detail and articulate assessments. Christopher Hirst, Independent Review Quote Wasserstein displays encyclopedic knowledge of his subject but has written far more than an encyclopedia... His authoritative account of Europes highs and lows over the past century will give readers everything they need Foreign Affairs Feature A vibrant new history of the twentieth century by one of the most talented historians writing todayUnravels the main paradox of the twentieth century: the co-existence of brute violence and the highest expressions of civilizationCovers everything from war and politics to social, cultural, and economic change Details ISBN019873073X Author Bernard Wasserstein Short Title BARBARISM & CIVILIZATION Language English ISBN-10 019873073X ISBN-13 9780198730736 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 940.5 Year 2009 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1948 Residence Oxford, ENK Subtitle A History of Europe in our Time UK Release Date 2009-02-12 NZ Release Date 2009-02-12 Illustrations 16pp b&w plates, 18 maps, 12 figures AU Release Date 2009-02-11 Pages 928 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2009-02-12 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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