In his enlightening Ruin and Renewal, Paul Betts shows how efforts to “civilize” the devastated postwar regions of Europe influenced much of our world today.
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9781541672468
In his enlightening Ruin and Renewal, Paul Betts shows how efforts to “civilize” the devastated postwar regions of Europe influenced much of our world today.
When World War II ended, Europe was devastated. There were over 40 million displaced people across the continent, including 8 million civilians in Germany alone, 10% of them Jewish. Malaria, tuberculosis and famine were serious threats in areas that lacked a stable society, moral authority and basic infrastructure. In his wide-ranging and consistently enlightening Ruin…
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