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There is much to suggest that the world wars and the post war settlements marked major turning points in the ability to establish stable and successful societies in Western Europe. World War One was followed by a period of great instability, culminating in many cases in the overthrow of democracy, the rise of fascism and eventually further war. After World War Two most Western European countries enjoyed a lengthy period of unparalleled stability and prosperity. Now there is a growing feeling that the end of the Cold War marks another turning point. This book is about the turning points of 1918, 1945 and 1989 and their relationship to the stability and prosperity of Western European societies.
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Levy, C. (2002). 1918–1945–1989: The Making and Unmaking of Stable Societies in Western Europe. In: Levy, C., Roseman, M. (eds) Three Postwar Eras in Comparison. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230294134_1
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