“…This important study compares the policies and attitudes towards the health consequences of WWII in eleven European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, East-Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and West-Germany. It shows the remarkably asynchronous development of the medical approach to the survivors in these countries. …”

“…Although their projects ran aground on internal tensions and on the Cold War, their commitments fuelled critique and dissent in both East and West Germany in the 1950s. The book uncovers a conception of political participation that went beyond the limited possibilities of the Cold War era and which would influence the political struggles of later decades in Germany and across the globe…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Women and Labor Market Flexibility: The Cases of Japan and the Former West Germany in the Postwar Years -- 9. Race, Class, and Occupational Mobility: Black and White Women in Service Work in the United States -- 10. …”

“…One of the reasons for the lack of administration of justice was West Germany's conscious policy of personal continuity after the Second World War. …”

“…Other countries, such as Sweden and West Germany, remained comparatively untouched by the economic crisis and even sought to reinforce their welfare state in response to it. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Section One: New Directions and Shattering Experiments, 1928.1939 1 Stalin's Upheaval -- 2 A Day in the Gnadenfeld Kolkhoz "Karl Marx" -- 3 The Establishment of Collective Farms -- 4 Getting Rid of the "Kulaks" -- 5 Stalin's Impact on the Mennonite Character -- Section Two: World War II, the End of Bolshevik Rule, and the German Occupation, 1941. 6 Outbreak of World War II -- 7 The Last Days of Bolshevik Rule -- 8 German Occupation and Rule, October 1941-September 1943 -- Section Three: The Great Trek, 1943-1944 (based on personal diaries). 9 By Wagon Train across the Dnieper -- 10 West to the Polish Border -- 11 Refugee Life in Western Ukraine and the Warthegau (Poznania) -- Section Four: Germany's Collapse, 1944-1945. 12 Pell-Mell by Horse and Wagon to West Germany, 1945 -- 13 The End of Hitler's Reich -- Section Five: Allied Occupation and Emigration, 1945-1949. 14 Come Look, The Tommies, 1945 -- 15 Rekindled Hopes, 1945-1949…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Social Construction of Generations in a Media Society : The Case of Postwar West Germany / Benjamin Möckel. "Generation Channel 36" : Pirated VHS Tapes and Remembering the Polish People's Republic in the Age of P2P Networks / Mirosław Filiciak. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…War over Words: The Search for a Public Language in West Germany ; 13. The Return of Language: Radicalism and the British Historians 1960-90 ; 14. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Le cas de l'industrie chimique en Europe du Nord-Ouest, 1960-1980 / Remi Devemy -- Europeanising science and art/L'Europe par la science et les arts -- Castle Studies in Germany and France : From the "Struggle for the Rhine" to a European Scientific Community / Fabian Link -- Europeanising Impacts from the Colonies : European Campaigns against Sleeping Sickness, 1900-1914 / Sarah Ehlers -- European Aesthetic Convergence and the Common Market : A Case Study of Cold War East and West Germany / Katrin Schreiter -- Problems as Stimula/L'Europe, solution : des problèmes concrets -- Labour Migration within the European Economic Community: Debates and Policies in the Destination Cities / Olga Sparschuh -- Le "Waldsterben" : Convergences et divergences franco-allemandes face à un problème écologique / Laurent Schmit -- Containerisation of Rotterdam's Hinterland, 1966-2010 : A stimulus to European Economic Integration? …”

“…Operating in countries as widely dispersed as Sweden, Australia, Argentina, West Germany, and the United States, Croatian extremists were responsible for scores of bombings, numerous attempted and successful assassinations, two guerilla incursions into socialist Yugoslavia, and two airplane hijackings during the height of the Cold War. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté: Development of Stirling's style, by Francesco Dal Co, p. 7-24; Projects since Stuttgart (State gallery and chamber theatre, Stuttgart, p. 26-31 / School of architecture extension, Rice University, Houston, p. 32-35 / Wissenschaftszentrum: science centre, Berlin, p. 36-41 / Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, p. 42-45 / Clore Gallery, Tate Gallery, London, p. 46-49 / Villa Lingotto project, Turin, p. 50-51 / British Telecom headquarters project, Milton Keynes, p. 52-53 / Public library, Latina, Italy, p. 54-55 / Tate Gallery Liverpool, p. 56-59 / Museums of new art and sculpture, Tate Gallery, London, p. 60-61 / Transport interchange and bus station, Bilbao, p. 62-63 / Braun headquarters research and production, Melsungen, West Germany, p. 64-65); Projects since Cornell Performing arts centre, Cornell University, p. 68-97 / Speech for opening day of performing arts centre, by James Stirling, p. 98-99 / National Gallery extension, London, p. 108-115 / No 1 Poultry, London, p. 136-145 / Thyssen art gallery, Lugano, p. 160-171 / Kaiserplatz, Aachen, p. 172-181 / Science library, University of California at Irvine, p. 182-191 / Residential development, West Ferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, p. 192-203 / Los Angeles Philharmonic Hall, p. 204-217 / Bibliotheque de France, Paris, p. 218-229 / Compton Verney opera house, p. 230-237 / Biennale bookshop, Venice, p. 238-245 / Tokyo International Forum, p. 246-259); In the classic vein: the sky line, by Brendan Gill, p. 100-107; A formal analysis of Stirling's unsuccessful proposal for the National Gallery extension, London, by Geoffrey Baker, p. 116-135; No 1 Poultry, 'A great building for the 90s': evidence in favour submitted at the Public Enquiry, by Colin St John Wilson, p. 146-159; Biography of James Stirling, p. 263-264; Biography of Michael Wilford, p. 265; Chronological list of buildings and projects, p. 266-267…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Massink -- Manoeuvring into the Soviet market : Polish and Finnish Eastern trade practices during the Cold War / Suvi Kansikas, Mila Oiva and Saara Matala -- The imperative of opening to the West and the impact of the 1968 Crisis : Bulgaria's cooperation with Denmark and West Germany in the 1960s / Elitza Stanoeva -- Americanising the Belgian civilising mission (1941-1961) : the Belgian Information Center in New York and the campaign to cast the Belgian civilising mission as part of the Point IV Programme / Frank Gerits -- A gas giant in a small state's clothes (1981-1982) : a political economy analysis of the Dutch margins for manoeuvre During the Urengoy pipeline crisis / Marloes Beers -- Neutrality as an instrument of small state manoeuvring and the globalisation of neutrality in the Cold War / Johanna Raino-Niemi -- Denuclearisation and regional cooperation : Romania's tactical approaches to escaping bloc rigidities / Corina Mavrodin -- Transitional margins to re-join the West : Spain's dual strategy of democratisation and Europeanisation / Cristina Blanco Sío-López -- 'At last, our voice is heard in the world' : Greece and the Six Nation Initiative during the Euromissile crisis / Erini Karamouzi -- Conclusion: Shedding a new light on Cold War Europe / Laurien Crump and Susanna Erlandsson…”

“…He shows how Jewish demands for justice were hampered not only by America's changing attitude toward West Germany as a postwar European power but also by the distraction of anti-communist hysteria in this country.In evaluating the impact of Jewish pressure on American public opinion and on the West German government, Shafir discusses the rationales and strategies of Jewish communal and religious groups, legislators, and intellectuals, as well as the rise of Holocaust consciousness and the roles of Israel and surviving German Jewish communities. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Politics of memory and constructing democracy -- Why World War II memories remain so troubled in Europe and East Asia / Daniel Chirot -- Post-authoritarian memories in Europe and Latin America / Eusebio Mujal-Leon and Eric Langenbacher -- Divided memory revisited : the Nazi past in West Germany and in postwar Palestine / Jeffrey Herf -- On the relationship between politics of memory and the state's rapport with the communist past / Alexandru Gussi -- Part Three. …”

“…As this groundbreaking study shows, even though many refugees wanted little to do with Germany, the political circumstances of the postwar era meant that engagement of some kind was unavoidable-whether initiated within the community itself, or by political actors and the broader public in West Germany. Author Anne C. Schenderlein gives a fascinating account of these entangled histories on both sides of the Atlantic, and demonstrates the remarkable extent to which German Jewish refugees helped to shape the course of West German democratization…”

“…It is focusing mainly on two popular science magazines, Bild der Wissenschaft and Scientific American, established in West Germany in 1964, and in New York in 1845 respectively. …”

“…Few studies have addressed the changing manifestations of racism in West Germany and in post-1990 Germany. The essays in this collection trace an arc of continuity from post-1945 völkisch ideology to the beginnings of right-wing terrorism, to the consequences of legislation concerning foreigners, and to issues of identity politics "Rassismus ist ein vieldiskutiertes Gegenwartsthema -- doch die spezifisch deutschen Aspekte und Brüche in der jüngeren Geschichte des Phänomens sind noch kaum erforscht. …”

“…Politics of Security focuses on a number of peace movements in Britain and West Germany from the end of Second World War in 1945 to the early 1970s to answer this question. …”