Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Population 3. Families and households 4. Social stratification and social mobility 5. The welfare state 6. Work, consumption and leisure 7. Politics and society 8. Urbanization 9. Education, religion and culture 10. Conclusions: the societies of Europe and Europe as a society in the 20th century. Selected bibliography
Béla Tomka
"Tomka’s project is different and his book is without question
remarkably learned and full of useful material. It is a work that
would surely have found its way into Hobsbawm’s bibliography."-
Mark Gabbert, University of Manitoba
"Over the years I have seen many studies on the social history of
twentieth-century Europe, but this one clearly stands out. Béla
Tomka’s is, to my knowledge, the first serious attempt to fully
integrate all the continent’s regions, while strongly relying on
comparisons. This sophisticated and multifaceted synthesis is a
magnum opus which deserves a very wide readership." - Marcel van
der Linden, International Institute of Social History, The
Netherlands "Béla Tomka has produced a very convincing and
impressive social historical synthesis of Europe between World War
I and the present. Eastern Europe is not a mere appendix to a
basically West European story, but gets its fair share of attention
and erudition. The book is written in a highly reflective spirit
with much sense for comparative approaches. On the basis of an
excellent knowledge of the research literature in several
languages, it offers a very readable and fully reliable
introduction into the major fields of present-day social history.
At the same time it relates to fundamental questions of European
modernity, conflicts and identity, in an original way." - Jürgen
Kocka, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung,
Germany"Tomka is excellent when he considers the theoretical
approaches that past scholars have brought to bear. After finishing
this book, readers are left with a clear sense of how European
society has changed, whether one considers the institutions of
Europe or the outlook of its inhabitants. Nationalism and religion
have, to a very considerable degree, lost their place, but the
future is uncertain as Europe faces issues involving the
environment, unemployment, and the place of immigrants in countries
that were hitherto homogeneous. Summing Up: Highly recommended." -
S. Bailey, emeritus, Knox College, CHOICEA Social History of
Twentieth-Century Europe is a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of
2013.“…Tomka’s is a very useful book because it provides
intelligent and up-dated coverage of extremely important topics. It
should be within arms-reach of anyone putting lectures together on
Europe’s twentieth century.” -Nicholas Doumanis, University of New
South Wales, Australia"Tomka’s project is different and his book is
without question remarkably learned and full of useful material. It
is a work that would surely have found its way into Hobsbawm’s
bibliography."- Mark Gabbert, University of Manitoba
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