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The Resource Europe since 1989 : a history, Philipp Ther ; translated by Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmüller

Europe since 1989 : a history, Philipp Ther ; translated by Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmüller

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The year 1989 brought the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. It was also the year that the economic theories of Reagan, Thatcher, and the Chicago School achieved global dominance. And it was these neoliberal ideas that largely determined the course of the political, economic, and social changes that transformed Europe—both east and west—over the next quarter century. This award-winning book provides the first comprehensive history of post-1989 Europe. Philipp Ther—a firsthand witness to many of the transformations, from Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution to postcommunist Poland and Ukraine—offers a sweeping narrative filled with vivid details and memorable stories. He describes how liberalization, deregulation, and privatization had catastrophic effects on former Soviet Bloc countries. He refutes the idea that this economic “shock therapy” was the basis of later growth, arguing that human capital and the “transformation from below” determined economic success or failure. Most important, he shows how the capitalist West’s effort to reshape Eastern Europe in its own likeness ended up reshaping Western Europe as well, in part by accelerating the pace and scope of neoliberal reforms in the West, particularly in reunified Germany. Finally, bringing the story up to the present, Ther compares events in Eastern and Southern Europe leading up to and following the 2008–9 global financial crisis. A compelling and often-surprising account of how the new order of the New Europe was wrought from the chaotic aftermath of the Cold War, this is essential reading for understanding Europe today.--
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xi, 425 pages
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Translation of: Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent. Published: Berlin : Suhrkamp, 2014
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9780691167374
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Europe since 1989 : a history
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Europe since 1989
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a history
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Philipp Ther ; translated by Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmüller
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Europe since nineteen eighty-nine
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  • eng
  • ger
  • eng
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The year 1989 brought the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. It was also the year that the economic theories of Reagan, Thatcher, and the Chicago School achieved global dominance. And it was these neoliberal ideas that largely determined the course of the political, economic, and social changes that transformed Europe—both east and west—over the next quarter century. This award-winning book provides the first comprehensive history of post-1989 Europe. Philipp Ther—a firsthand witness to many of the transformations, from Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution to postcommunist Poland and Ukraine—offers a sweeping narrative filled with vivid details and memorable stories. He describes how liberalization, deregulation, and privatization had catastrophic effects on former Soviet Bloc countries. He refutes the idea that this economic “shock therapy” was the basis of later growth, arguing that human capital and the “transformation from below” determined economic success or failure. Most important, he shows how the capitalist West’s effort to reshape Eastern Europe in its own likeness ended up reshaping Western Europe as well, in part by accelerating the pace and scope of neoliberal reforms in the West, particularly in reunified Germany. Finally, bringing the story up to the present, Ther compares events in Eastern and Southern Europe leading up to and following the 2008–9 global financial crisis. A compelling and often-surprising account of how the new order of the New Europe was wrought from the chaotic aftermath of the Cold War, this is essential reading for understanding Europe today.--
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Europe since 1989 : a history, Philipp Ther ; translated by Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmüller
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Translation of: Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent. Published: Berlin : Suhrkamp, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-417) and index
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xi, 425 pages
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9780691167374
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Europe since 1989 : a history, Philipp Ther ; translated by Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmüller
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Translation of: Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent. Published: Berlin : Suhrkamp, 2014
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-417) and index
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23 cm
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xi, 425 pages
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9780691167374
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illustrations, maps
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