Europe 1945–1990s

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Antonio Varsori, Dilys M. Hill

      Pages 1-13

3. Europe in the Aftermath of the Second World War (1945–7)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Some Reflections on Post-World War II Peace-Making Practices (1947–51)

      • Ilaria Poggiolini

      Pages 17-27

   3. Germany’s Evolution from Occupied Territory to Western Partner: 1945–9

      • Wolfgang Krieger

      Pages 28-46

   4. Between War and Peace: The Western Perception of Soviet East European Policy

      • Bruno Arcidiacono

      Pages 47-61

   5. ‘European Communism’ and the West: From Co-operation to Hostility

      • Severino Galante

      Pages 62-76

   6. Europe in the Aftermath of the Second World War (1945–7): An Overview

      • Vojtech Mastny

      Pages 77-80

4. The Presence of the Superpowers in Europe (1947–54)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81

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   2. The Marshall Plan: An Overview of its Impact on National Economies

      • Vera Zamagni

      Pages 83-89

   3. Shaping NATO for the Long Haul (1952–4)

      • Leopoldo Nuti

      Pages 90-101

   4. The United States and the Process of European Integration

      • Pierre Melandri

      Pages 102-116

   5. USSR and Soviet Bloc between Ideology and Realpolitik (1947–58)

      • Stefano Bianchini

      Pages 117-140

   6. The Presence of the Superpowers in Europe (1947–54): An Overview

      • Charles S. Maier

      Pages 141-152

5. The Traditional European Powers between Decadence and New Challenges (1947–58)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. Britain and the Three

      • Anne Deighton

      Pages 155-169

   3. General de Gaulle and the Defence of Europe (1947–58)

      • Maurice Vaïsse

      Pages 170-181

   4. The Decline of the Imperial Role of the European Powers: France, Italy and the Future of Northern Africa

      • Bruna Bagnato

      Pages 182-197

   5. A Different Role for Europe in the Middle East: Italy’s Experience

      • Maria Grazia Enardu

      Pages 198-206

   6. The Traditional European Powers between Decadence and New Challenges (1947–58): A Comment

      • Geoffrey Warner

      Pages 207-209

The book, which is the outcome of an international conference held under the auspices of the University of Florence, aims at sketching out, through the contributions by distinguished scholars from various nationalities, the origins and characteristics of the system which has been imposed on Europe between the end of the Second World War and the mid-1950s, as well as at analysing the most important consequences of the events which, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 'end of the cold war', have radically transformed the European scene.

• Charles de Gaulle
• Cold War
• communism
• desegregation
• European Integration
• European policy
• international relations
• NATO
• Policy
• World War I
• World War II

• University of Florence, Italy

  Antonio Varsori

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