An Economic and Social History of Western Europe since 1945

This introductory survey sets out to explain why and how western Europe built up its postwar prosperity and is moving towards continental integration. Themes covered include the origins of the EEC; consumerism, youth culture and protest; immigration; and the oil crisis and its aftermath.

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This introductory survey sets out to explain why and how western Europe built up its postwar prosperity and is moving towards continental integration. Themes covered include the origins of the EEC; consumerism, youth culture and protest; immigration; the oil crisis and its aftermath; and the contrasting experiences and expectations of the Nordic world and the Mediterranean south. The book ends with the consequences of Soviet collapse.