A history of europe since 1945 is a 2005 nonfiction book written by british historian and scholar tony judt who specialised in european history. The postwar japanese economy its development and structure, 19371994. The book examines six decades of european history from the end of world war ii in 1945 up to 2005 the book won considerable praise for its breadth and comprehensive approach. Oxford handbook of postwar european history oxford handbooks. After the second world war, the condition of europe has described the book postwar. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirtyfour nations and sixty years of political and cultural changeall in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Pdf japan s postwar history download full pdf book. Postwar is a book that contains a history of europe since 1945. Japans catapult to world economic power has inspired many studies by social scientists, but few have looked at the 45 years of postwar japan through the lens of history. Economic history of japan 19141955 a dual structure. Whilst the cold war has long been a mainstay of political science and contemporary history, recent research approaches postwar europe in many different ways. As they examine three related themes of postwar history, the authors describe an ongoing historical process marked by unexpected changes, such as japans extraordinary economic growth, and unanticipated continuities, such as the endurance of conservative rule.
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