{"product_id":"9781788161107","title":"Ruin and Renewal : Civilising Europe After the Second World War","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Betts, Paul \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGeneral \u0026amp; world history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 September 2021 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 544 pages, Black and white photos throughout\u003cbr\u003e129 x 199 x 37 | 440g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Excellent ... much to ponder' Financial Times'Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the world of today' - Margaret MacMillan, author of War: How Conflict Shaped Us'A masterpiece' David Motadel, author of Revolutionary World1945. Europe lies in ruins - its cities and towns destroyed by conflict, its economies crippled, its societies ripped apart by war and violence. In the wake of the physical devastation came profound moral questions: how could Europe - once proudly confident of its place at the heart of the 'civilised world' - have done this to itself? And what did it mean that it had?In the years that followed, Europeans - from politicians to refugees, poets to campaigners, religious leaders to communist revolutionaries - tried to make sense of what had happened, and to forge a new concept of civilisation that would bring peace and progress to a broken continent. As they wrestled with questions great and small - from the legacy of colonialism to workplace etiquette - institutions and shared ideals emerged which still shape our world today. Rich with original sources and individual voices, this is a gripping, authoritative account of how Europe rose from the ashes of the Second World War - and forged itself anew.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925232746755,"sku":"9781788161107","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781788161107_4672f727-7659-4931-856a-473259ce5d81.jpg?v=1731413156","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781788161107","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}