The Fear and the Freedom : Why The Second World War still matters

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How does the experience and memory of the Second World War - one of the most catastrophic events in human history - affect our lives today?

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The years after 1945 were a time of both terror and wonder, whose impact still dominates our lives. Out of the ashes of war came the superpowers and nations of the modern world. From the new technologies delivered by scientists came the possibility of nuclear war. Politicians fantasized about overhauled societies, with some arguing for global government, others for independence, leading to the arguments about nationalism, immigration and globalisation that exist today.

As well as analyzing the major changes and the myths that emerged, The Fear and the Freedom uses individual stories to examine the philosophical and psychological impact of the war, by showing how leaders and ordinary people coped with the post-war world and turned one of the greatest traumas in history into an opportunity for change. This is the definitive exploration of the aftermath of WWII - and the impact it still has.

Author
Keith Lowe
Publisher
Penguin Group
Number of pages
576
Release date / publication
07/06/2018
ISBN
9780241966488