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History Of The Present: Essays, Sketches, And Dispatches From Europe In The 1990S-new
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The 1990S. An Extraordinary Decade In Europe. At Its Beginning, The Old Order Collapsed Along With The Berlin Wall. Everything Seemed Possible. Everyone Hailed A Brave New Europe. But No One Knew What This New Europe Would Look Like. Now We Know. Most Of Western Europe Has Launched Into The Unprecedented Gamble Of Monetary Union, Though Britain Stands Aside. Germany, Peacefully United, With Its Capital In Berlin, Is Again The Most Powerful Country In Europe. The Central Europeanspoles, Czechs, Hungarianshave Made Successful Transitions From Communism To Capitalism And Have Joined Nato. But Farther East And South, In The Territories Of The Former Soviet Union And The Former Yugoslavia, The Continent Has Descended Into A Bloody Swamp Of Poverty, Corruption, Criminality, War, And Bestial Atrocities Such As We Never Thought Would Be Seen Again In Europe.Timothy Garton Ash Chronicles This Formative Decade Through A Glittering Collection Of Essays, Sketches, And Dispatches Written As History Was Being Made. He Joins The East Germans For Their Decisive Vote For Unification And Visits Their Former Leader In Prison. He Accompanies The Poles On Their Rollercoaster Ride From Dictatorship To Democracy. He Uncovers The Motives For Monetary Union In Paris And Bonn. He Walks In Mass Demonstrations In Belgrade And Travels Through The Killing Fields Of Kosovo. Occasionally, He Even Becomes An Actor In A Drama He Describes: Debating Germany With Margaret Thatcher Or The Role Of The Intellectual With V
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- Q: How many pages does this book have? A: This book has four hundred thirty-two pages. It's a comprehensive exploration of European history in the 1990s.
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- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of this book is Timothy Garton Ash, a noted historian and journalist.
- Q: What is the category of this book? A: This book falls under the category of Germany. It specifically focuses on historical events in Europe during the 1990s.
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