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Rebuilding Europe after WW2

Paul Betts explores how postwar regeneration after 1945 was inspired by the contested concept of civilisation

Paul Betts explores how postwar regeneration after 1945 was inspired by the contested concept of civilisation. (Image by Getty Images)

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Historian Paul Betts discusses his book Ruin and Renewal, which explores how postwar regeneration after 1945 was inspired by the contested concept of civilisation, and examines some of the competing visions for Europe’s future.

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