Postwar: a history of europe since 1945

R$ 165,90

Sinopse

Tony Judt's 'Postwar' makes one lament the overuse of the word 'groundbreaking.' It is an unprecedented accomplishment; the first truly European history of contemporary Europe, from Lisbon to Leningrad, based on research in six languages, covering thirty-four countries across sixty years in a single integrated narrative, using a great deal of material from newly available sources. Tony Judt has drawn on forty years of reading and writing about modern Europe to create a fully rounded, deep account of the continent's recent past. The book integrates international relations, domestic politics, ideas, social change, economic development, and culture - high and low - into a single grand narrative. Every country has its chance to play the lead, and although the big themes are superbly handled - including the cold war, the love/hate relationship with America, cultural and economic malaise and rebirth, and the myth and reality of unification - none of them is allowed to overshadow the rich pageant that is the whole. Vividly and clearly written for the general reader; witty, opinionated, and full of fresh and surprising stories and asides; visually rich and rewarding, with useful and provocative maps, photos, and cartoons throughout, Postwar is a movable feast for lovers of history and lovers of Europe alike.

Participantes

Autor: Tony Judt

Autor

TONY JUDT

Tony Judt estudou no King’s College, Cambridge, e na École Normale Superieure, Paris, e lecionou em Cambridge, Oxford e Berkeley. Foi fundador e diretor do Remarque Institute, dedicado a criar uma conversa permanente entre Europa e Estados Unidos. Autor e organizador de 14 livros, o professor Judt foi colaborador frequente de The New York Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, The New Republic, The New York Times e outros periódicos na Europa e nos Estados Unidos. É autor de O chalé da memória, O mal ronda a terra, Reflexões sobre um século esquecido e Pós-guerra: uma história da Europa desde 1945, que foi eleito um dos dez melhores livros de 2005 pela New York Times Book Review, ganhador do Arthur Ross Book Award do Council on Foreign Relations e finalista do prêmio Pulitzer. Tony Judt morreu em agosto de 2010, aos 62 anos.