Companion To Europe Since 1945, A

Description:
A Companion to Europe Since 1945 provides a stimulating guide to numerous important developments which have influenced the political, economic, social, and cultural character of Europe during and since the Cold War. * Includes 22 original essays by an international team of expert scholars * Examines the social, intellectual, economic, cultural, and political changes that took place throughout Europe in the Cold War and Post Cold War periods * Discusses a wide range of topics including the Single Market, European-American relations, family life and employment, globalization, consumption, political parties, European decolonization, European identity, security and defence policies, and Europe's fight against international terrorism * Presents Europe in a broad geographical conception, to give equal weighting to developments in the Eastern and Western European states

Review:
'This volume does indeed deliver high quality results in the areas on which it concentrates.' (Reviews in History, June 2010)

Table of Contents:
About the Contributors. Acknowledgments. Maps. Introduction: Klaus Larres (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland). Part I: Europe in Transition: From War to Cold War. 1. From War to Cold War: Mark Gilbert (University of Trento, Italy). 2. Federalism and the Beginnings of European Union: John Pinder(College of Bruges, Belgium). Part II: Europe and the Cold War World. 3. The Cold War: The Western European Perspective: Ian Jackson (De Montfort University, Leicester, England). 4. The Soviet Bloc and the Cold War in Europe: Mark Kramer (Harvard University, USA). 5. Economic Developments in Western and Eastern Europe since 1945: Ian Jackson (De Montfort University, Leicester, England). 6. The End of Empires: Decolonization and Its Repercussions: David R. Devereux (Canisius College, Buffalo, USA). 7. European Integration from the Common Market to the Single Market: Desmond Dinan (George Mason University, Arlington, USA). 8. The United States and European Integration, 1945-1990: Klaus Larres (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland). 9. The Churches and Christianity in Cold War Europe: Dianne Kirby (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland). 10. The End of the Cold War and the Unification of the European Continent: Carine Germond (German Historical Institute, Paris). Part III: Europe since 1990: Political and Economic Developments. 11. Transatlantic Relations since the End of the Cold War: Permanent Alliance or Partnership in Peril?: Robert Hutchings (Princeton University, USA). 12. Europe and Economic Globalization since 1945: Alfred E. Eckes Jr. (Ohio University, USA). 13. Economic Integration since Maastricht: Christopher Flockton (University of Surrey, England). 14. Political Parties in Europe since 1945: Roger Eatwell (University of Bath, England). 15. The Genesis of a European Security and Defence Policy: Ralph Dietl (Queen's University, Northern Ireland). 16. Europe's Expererience of Terrorism since 1945: A Brief Overview: Paul Wilkinson (University of St. Andrews, Scotland). Part IV: Europe since 1990: Social and Cultural Developments. 17. The Quest for a European Identity: A Europe without Europeans?: Ruth Wittlinger (University of Durham, England). 18. Europe and Post-Cold War Nationalism: Claire Sutherland (University of Manchester, England). 19. The Participatory Revolution: New Social Movements and Civil Society: Ingolfur Bluhdorn (University of Bath, England). 20. Postwar Europe: A Continent Built on Migration: Panikos Panayi (De Montfort University, Leicester, England). 21. Changing Norms of Masculinity and Femininity: Developments in Gender Relations and Family Structures in Europe: Laura den Dulk (University of Utrecht, the Netherlands). 22. Europe and the Welfare State since 1945: Steen P. Mangen (London School of Politics and Political Science, England). Index.

Author Biography:
Klaus Larres is Professor in History and International Affairs at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. He has published widely on transatlantic relations during the Cold War and post-Cold War world, European integration, and American, British, French, and German foreign policy. His books include Churchill's Cold War: The Politics of Personal Diplomacy (2002), Uneasy Allies: British-German Relations and European Integration since 1945 (ed. 2000), and The Cold War after Stalin's Death: A Missed Opportunity for Peace (ed. with K. Osgood, 2006).