Table of Contents

1. A theoretical framework David Runciman; 2. Britain Deborah Thom; 3. France Sarah Howard; 4. Germany Adam Tooze; 5. Ireland Tony Fahey; 6. Italy Paul Ginsborg; 7. The Netherlands Anneke van Doorne-Huiskes and Laura den Dulk; 8. Scandinavia Maria Ågren; 9. Spain Natalia Mora-Sitja.

Promotional Information

This collection examines the relationship between families, states and civil society in the major countries of Western Europe since 1945.

About the Author

Quentin Skinner is Barber Beaumont Professor of the Humanities, Department of History, Queen Mary, University of London.

Reviews

"Recommended." -Choice

"An insightful collection." -Jeremy Black, Journal of European Studies

"...the twenty-five contributors to these insightful collections offer multiple points of contact to the reader of European history." -Leslie Page Moch, The Journal of Modern History