Europe in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war, mass slaughter, bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control, exchanging one despotism for another. Today, the Soviet Union...

Europa, der so genannte alte Kontinent, hat sich in den letzten sechs Jahrzehnten so rasant verändert wie kaum eine andere Region der Erde. Dem Weltkrieg folgte der Kalte Krieg, was für die Hälfte der Europäer vierzig Jahre...

"Ideas crackle" in this triumphant final book of Tony Judt, taking readers on "a wild ride through the ideological currents and shoals of 20th century thought." (Los Angeles Times)One of our most brilliant historians, Tony Judt brings...