In one photo, a woman wearing a patterned dress walks down a deserted street in Bellagio, northern Italy, a small dachshund lapping at her heels. To her left there’s a gelateria, and at the end of the ...

In this brilliant sequel to his history of earlier-20th-century Europe (To Hell and Back), historian Kershaw profiles a Europe that has emerged into the 21st century calmer and more prosperous than in ...

A recently discovered brochure from 1949 gives fascinating insight into how the wealthy and well-connected—including Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis, John P. Cody—traveled to Europe, and where they ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Michael A. McFaul THE GLOBAL AGE Europe, 1950-2017 By Ian Kershaw The Munich Security Conference ...

This monumental book is in many ways the opposite of Tsoukalis': twice as long, far less interested in security and diplomacy, and held together by a thesis. The least one can say is that it is ...

Clarke Peters embarks on a third series uncovering a surprising history of Black music in Europe, from the aftermath of the Second World War through to the late 1970s. Show more Drawing on rare ...

Europe's forests have changed drastically since the 1950s when forest and land use management caught up with the effects of the World War II. The forest area increased by 30% between 1950 and 2000 as ...

This conference is an initiative of the MDRN research lab at the University of Leuven (www.mdrn.be), which focuses on European literature from the (long) first half of the twentieth century.