Postwar: a history of Europe since 1945 - Tony Judt torrent

Category: History
Language: EnglishKeywords: europe cold war ww2 communism soviet union social democ

Written by Tony Judt
Read by Ralph Cosham
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

43 hours

Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world’s most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep listeners through 34 nations and 60 years of political and cultural change-all in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read, thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details, Postwar is a rare joy.

In Postwar, Judt examined the history of Europe from the end of World War II (1945) to 2005. Writing on such a broad subject was something of a departure for Judt, whose earlier works, such as Socialism in Provence and Past Imperfect, had focused on challenging conventional assumptions about the French Left. Weighing in at nearly 900 pages, Postwar has won considerable praise for its sweeping, encyclopedic scope and was a runner up for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-fiction. Postwar was described by the BBC in Judt’s obituary as “acclaimed by historians as one of the best works on the subject” of modern European history. The book was named as one of the ten best of 2005 by the New York Times Book Review and, in 2009, the Toronto Star named it the decade’s best historical book.

A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Named One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review.

Tony Judt (1948-2010), the author of 11 books, was Erich Maria Remarque professor of European studies at New York University and director and founder of the Remarque Institute.