Europe Since 1989: A History

An award-winning history of the transformation of Europe between 1989 and today In this award-winning book, Philipp Ther provides the first comprehensive history of post-1989 Europe, offering a sweeping narrative filled with vivid details and memorable stories. Europe since 1989 shows how liberalization, deregulation, and privatization had catastrophic effects on former Soviet Bloc countries. Ther refutes the idea that this economic ôshock therapyö was the basis of later growth, arguing that human capital and the ôtransformation from belowö determined economic success or failure. He also shows how the capitalist WestÆs effort to reshape Eastern Europe in its own likeness ended up reshaping Western Europe, especially Germany. Bringing the story up to the present, Ther compares Eastern and Southern Europe after the 2008û9 global financial crisis. A compelling account of how the new order of Europe was wrought from the chaotic aftermath of the Cold War, Europe since 1989 is essential reading for understanding post-Brexit Europe and the present dangers for democracy and the European Union.

• | Author: Philipp Ther
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 21, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 448 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 0691181136
• | ISBN-13: 9780691181134