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The fear and the freedom : how the Second World War changed us / Keith Lowe.

by Lowe, Keith, 1970-

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St. Martin's Press, 2017.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects.

Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Europe.

War and society -- History -- 20th century.

9781250043955 (hc.)

First U.S. edition.

xi, 561 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits, maps ; 25 cm.

Maps on lining pages.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Keith Lowe's follow-up to Savage Continent : Europe in the aftermath of World War II. That book painted a picture of Europe in all its horror as WWII was ending, now he looks at all that has happened since, focusing on the changes that were brought about because of WWII - simultaneously one of the most catastrophic and most innovative events in history. It killed millions and eradicated empires, creating the idea of human rights, and giving birth to the UN. It was because of the war that penicillin was first mass-produced, computers were developed, and rockets first sent to the edge of space. The war created new philosophies, new ways of living, new architecture: this was the era of Le Corbusier, Simone de Beauvoir and Chairman Mao. But amidst the waves of revolution and idealism there were also fears of globalization, a dread of the atom bomb, and an unexpressed longing for a past forever gone. All this came about as direct consequences of the war and continues to affect the world today. The very human story of how the war not only transformed our world but also changed the very way we think about ourselves. Keith Lowe is the author of Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg 1943, and Savage Continent."--Provided by publisher.

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