1989 and the West Western Europe since the End of the Cold War

• Other Authors: Braat, Eleni (Editor), Corduwener, Pepijn (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History
• Subjects: Humanities; European history; History of other lands; General & world history; Central and Eastern Europe; Cold War; End of Communism; End of History; Fall of the Berlin Wall; Free Markets; Nationalism; Populism; Shock Therapy; 1989
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Back in 1989, many anticipated that the end of the Cold War would usher in the 'end of history' characterized by the victory of democracy and capitalism. At the thirtieth anniversary of this momentous event, this book challenges this assumption. It studies the most recent era of contempora...