Economic and Social History of Western Europe since 1945, An

by Anthony Sutcliffe

This is the ideal companion text to A Political History of Western Europe Since 1945. It is an introductory survey which explains how western Europe built up its postwar prosperity and is moving towards continental integration. Themes treated the origins of the EC; consumerism; youth culture and protest; immigration; the oil crisis and its aftermath; and the contrasting experience and expectations of the Nordic world and the Mediterranean south. The book ends with the consequences of Soviet collapse. Designed for general history students, it assumes no formal knowledge of economics, and is notably accessible and user-friendly in its approach.

400 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 19, 2014

About the author

A specialist in urban history, architectural history, and the history of urban planning, Anthony Sutcliffe was professor emeritus at the University of Leicester, where he taught from 1988 until his retirement in 1997. Before his appointment at Leicester, Sutcliffe worked as a research fellow at the University of Birmingham from 1966 until 1970, and at the University of Sheffield from 1970 until 1988.