This exciting new survey covers the history of Europe since the end of World War II. Thought provoking and wide ranging, the author discusses political, economic, social and cultural change in modern Europe. Covering both Western and Eastern Europe comprehensively and featuring extensive analysis of the 1990s, the book includes examination of: -the Cold War -war at the edges -Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia -the European Union -the issues of Nationalism -the end of the dictatorships -economic prosperity, the EEC and the Euro -the break-up of the European Empires and the consequences