Beauty is in the Street - Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe

Vibrant ... a book that pulses with colour and light ... vividly demonstrates that the post-war impulse to build a better world was so much more than mere theory.>

About the author

Joachim C. Häberlen is a historian of modern Europe. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago and worked until 2022 at the University of Warwick; he now lives and works in Berlin. He has published widely on the history of protesting and activism, including The Emotional Politics of the Alternative Left: West Germany, 1968-1984 and Citizens and Refugees: Stories from Afghanistan and Syria to Germany.

Report

Well written and informative ... The stories of Provo and other groups, less mythologised than the brick-throwers of 1968 but equally important, illuminate the pages of this book, showing that their efforts 'changed the society in which we live' not merely by achieving things, but also by encouraging us to try it ourselves. Anna Aslanyan Financial Times

Product details

• Authors: Joachim C Haberlen, Joachim C Häberlen, Joachim C. Häberlen
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.10.2024
• EAN: 9780141994963
• ISBN: 978-0-14-199496-3
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)