Bibliograph

Ruin and renewal, civilizing Europe after the World War II, Paul Betts

Type

Label

Ruin and renewal, civilizing Europe after the World War II, Paul Betts

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ruin and renewal

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1143621765

Responsibility statement

Paul Betts

Sub title

civilizing Europe after the World War II

Summary

"In 1945, Europe lay in ruins. Some fifty million people were dead, and millions more languished in physical and moral disarray. The devastation of World War II was unprecedented in character as well as in scale. Unlike the First World War, the second blurred the line between soldier and civilian, inflicting untold horrors on people from all walks of life. A continent that had previously considered itself the very measure of civilization for the world had turned into its barbaric opposite. Reconstruction, then, was a matter of turning Europe's "civilizing mission" inward. In this magisterial work, Oxford historian Paul Betts describes how this effort found expression in humanitarian relief work, the prosecution of war crimes against humanity, a resurgent Catholic Church, peace campaigns, expanded welfare policies, renewed global engagement and numerous efforts to salvage damaged cultural traditions."--Dust jacket flap

Target audience

adult

Creator