CUPRINS

1. Prefata - pag. 9
2. Templul pustiit. Inaltarea si decaderea democratiei - pag. 19
3. Imperii, natiuni, minoritati - pag. 63
4. Trupuri sanatoase, trupuri bolnave - pag. 106
5. Criza capitalismului - pag. 1405
6. Noua Ordine a lui Hitler. 1938 - 1945 - pag. 182
7. Planuri pentru Epoca de Aur - pag. 235
8. O pace brutala. 1943 - 1949 - pag. 271
9. Edificarea democratiilor populare - pag. 316
10. Democratia transformata. Europe Occidentala, 1950 - 1975 - pag. 360
11. Contractul social in criza - pag. 410
12. Rechini si delfini. Colapsul comunismului - pag. 453
13. Epilog - Facerea Europei - pag. 495
14. Tabele - pag. 506
15. Note - pag. 509
16. Ghid penytru lecturi suplimentare - pag. 591
17. Indice - pag. 623 ( )

A breath-taking analysis of the European family sometimes uneasy and conflicted relationship in the 20th Century. It is not always an easy read but it is enormously revealing and enlightening if you are willing to carefully work your way through it. The dense content will bring clarity to the major events of the last century. It helps the reader to make sense of how Europe was and how it is today. ( )

Outstanding. The best general history book I've read on Europe in the twentieth century. Identifies and analyses the most important trends on the continent and really makes sense of Europe as a whole. ( )

A good look at 20th century European history. It does not follow the conventional line of thought. Mazower talks about how Europe has been trying to redefine itself over the 20th century through fascism, communism and liberal democracy.

It is a good read.

See also my thoughts posted on my blog. ( )

a very good intro to the subject, informed by modern trends of social history, but here and there vitiated by lame interpretations, as when he sees as main competing ideologies of this last century fascism, socialism and "democracy". What democracy? ( )