{"product_id":"postwar-a-history-of-europe-since-1945-9780143037750","title":"Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize - \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award - \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Impressive . . . Mr. Judt writes with enormous authority.\" --The Wall Street Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Magisterial . . . It is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, authoritative, and yes, readable postwar history.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost 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. \u003ci\u003ePostwar\u003c\/i\u003e is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty 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, \u003ci\u003ePostwar\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Judt \u003c\/b\u003ewas the Erich Maria Remarque Professor of European Studies at New York University, as well as the founder and director of the Remarque Institute, dedicated to creating an ongoing conversation between Europe and the United States. He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, and the École Normale Supérieure, Paris, and also taught at Cambridge, Oxford, and Berkeley. Professor Judt was a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many journals across Europe and the United States. He is the author or editor of fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThinking the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Memory Chalet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIll Fares the Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePostwar: A History of Europe Since 1945\u003c\/i\u003e, which was one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Books of 2005, the winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He died in August 2010 at the age of sixty-two.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605290946834,"sku":"9780143037750","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d72221e-95ca-460b-96d3-8a23eac40eea.jpg?v=1732273601","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/postwar-a-history-of-europe-since-1945-9780143037750","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}