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oapen-20.500.12657-320362022-04-26T11:18:57Z Seeking Peace in the Wake of War. Europe, 1943-1947 Hoffmann, Stefan-Ludwig Wieviorka, Olivier Kott, Sandrine Romijn, Peter world war ii Soviet Union bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBL History: earliest times to present day::HBLW 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000::HBLW3 Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 When the Second World War ended, Europe was in ruins. Yet, politically and socially, the years between 1943 and 1947 were a time of dramatic reconfigurations, which proved to be foundational for the making of today's Europe. This volume hones in on the crucial period from the beginning of the end of Nazi rule in Europe to the advent of the Cold War. Through a series of interrelated case studies that span the entire continent, it demonstrates how the everyday experiences of Europeans during these five years shaped the transition of their societies from war to peace. The authors explore these reconfigurations on different scales and levels -the local and regional, the ethnic and national, and the international - with the purpose of enhancing our understanding of how wars end. 2016-12-31 23:55:55 2019-12-10 14:46:32 2020-04-01T13:56:41Z 2020-04-01T13:56:41Z 2015 book 619594 OCN: 972076320 9789089643780 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32036 eng NIOD Studies on War, Holocaust, and Genocide application/pdf n/a 619594.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789089643780 10.5117/9789089643780 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a 9789089643780 2 360 open access
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When the Second World War ended, Europe was in ruins. Yet, politically and socially, the years between 1943 and 1947 were a time of dramatic reconfigurations, which proved to be foundational for the making of today's Europe. This volume hones in on the crucial period from the beginning of the end of Nazi rule in Europe to the advent of the Cold War. Through a series of interrelated case studies that span the entire continent, it demonstrates how the everyday experiences of Europeans during these five years shaped the transition of their societies from war to peace. The authors explore these reconfigurations on different scales and levels -the local and regional, the ethnic and national, and the international - with the purpose of enhancing our understanding of how wars end.
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