"The essays presented here... have their origins in a conference on Reconstruction in post-war Europe, held at Birkbeck, University of London in June 2008"--p. 9 Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
5. Internationalism. 'A human treasure' : Europe's displaced children between nationalism and internationalism / Tara Zahra. War, reconstruction, and the nationalization of Britain, 1939-1951 / David Edgerton ; Reassessing the moral economy of post-war reconstruction : the terms of the West German settlement in 1952 / Adam Tooze -- 2. Cold War. Reconstruction in East Central Europe clearing the rubble of Cold War politics / Holly Case ; The Soviet Union after 1945 : economic recovery and political repression / Mark Harrison ; Stalin and the European communities after World War Two (1943-1948) / Silvio Pons -- 3. Monopoly of force. Establishing order in post-war Eastern Germany / Richard Bessel ; At the borders of force : violence, refugees, and the reconfiguration of the Yugoslav and Italian states / Pamela Ballinger ; Regaining the monopoly of force : agents of the state shooting fugitives in and around Belgium, 1940-1950 / Pieter Lagrou -- 4. Empire. Reconstructing empire in British and French Africa / Frederick Cooper ; Reconstructing Europe through rejuvenating empire : the British, French, and Dutch experiences compared / Nicholas J. White ; Reconstructing the 'plural society' : Asian migration between empire and nation, 1940-1948 / Sunil Amrith -- 5. Internationalism. Internationalism in relief : the birth (and death) of UNRRA / Jessica Reinisch ; The multiple contexts of Bretton Woods / Harold James ; 'A blessing in disguise' : reconstructing international relations through atomic energy, 1945-1948 / Waqar Zaidi ; 'A human treasure' : Europe's displaced children between nationalism and internationalism / Tara Zahra.
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