Europe Since World War II, Revised Edition: The Big Change

In the five years since the publication of this now standard, concise history of modern Europe, soaring oil prices have jarred the world’s economic structures, the rhetoric and stance of international communism has altered as Moscow’s grip has weakened, and relations between Russia and the United States have warmed sufficiently to make détente a fa­miliar word.

Taking these and other momentous events into account, Norman Luxenburg has revised and expanded his Europe Since World War II. Although enlarged to in­clude five additional chapters, the new edition still maintains the thematic con­ciseness of the original and concentrates on the positive, placing fresh emphasis on improvements in the everyday lives of average workers.

Norman Luxenburg is Professor of Russian at the University of Iowa.