Ebook: Out of ashes: a new history of Europe in the twentieth century

Introduction: The European Paradox -- Part I: Promise of Progress, 1900-1929 -- 1. Global Domination -- 2. Breakdown of Peace -- 3. Waging Total War -- 4. Bolshevik Revolution -- 5. Democratic Hopes -- 6. Fascist Alternative -- 7. Modernist Provocations -- Part II: Descent into Self-destruction, 1929-45 -- 8. Devastating Depression -- 9. Stalinist Modernization -- 10. Hitler's Volksgemeinschaft -- 11. Unleashing World War II -- 12. Axis Conquest -- 13. Nazi Holocaust -- 14. Bitter Victory -- Part III: Surprising Recovery, 1945-73 -- 15. Democratic Renewal -- 16. Dictating Communism -- 17. Cold War Crises -- 18. Disappointing Decolonization -- 19. Economic Integration -- 20. Pop and Prosperity -- 21. Planning Social Reform -- Part IV: Confronting Globalization, 1973-2000 -- 22. Revolt against Modernity -- 23. Post-Industrial Transition -- 24. Return to Detente -- 25. Peaceful Revolution -- 26. Transforming the East -- 27. Global Challenges -- 28. Prospects for the Twenty-First Century -- Postscript: A Chastened Europe.