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Destination Europe interprets and interrelates the major political, economic and security developments in Europe - including transatlantic relations - from the end of the Second World War up until the present time, and looks ahead to how the continent may evolve politically in the future. The book f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torbiörn, Kjell M.
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Series:Open Access e-Books.
Subjects:
Europe > History > 1945-
Europe > Politics and government > 1945-
Europe > Foreign relations > 1945-
Europe > Economic conditions > 1945-
Europe > Histoire > 1945-
Europe > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-
Europe > Relations extérieures > 1945-
Europe > Conditions économiques > 1945-
Diplomatic relations.
Economic history.
Politics and government.
Europe.
Since 1945
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. 1945: Europe's 'zero hour'
  • 2. Europe's 1950's: reconstruction and reconciliation; confrontation and oppression
  • 3. 1960-75: the new Europe takes shape
  • 4. 1976-89: recovery and hubris; effervescence in the East
  • 5. 1989-92: Yalta farewell; how new a world?
  • 6. Challenges in waiting
  • 7. The European Union's dilemma: towards a union or not?
  • 8. A new NATO
  • 9. A new European Union
  • 10. Where is Europe heading?
  • Appendix: seminal events since 1945
  • References
  • Index.