One of the greatest civilizations mankind has ever seen
Europe is endless. So is Tony Judt’s great book about postwar Europe.
It tells the story of how much of Europe rebuilt itself after a devastating war, gradually restoring democracy, economic growth, independence, equality and the foundations of the welfare state.
At the same time, another Europe remained behind the Iron Curtain, where millions lived under authoritarian rule. The story of postwar Europe is therefore also the story of a divided continent, and of the long struggle for those in the East to regain freedom and reconnect with the rest of Europe.
A remarkable book about how the Europe we know today was rebuilt, defended and eventually reunited.
One of the greatest civilizations mankind has ever seen.
