Books by Ivan T. (University of California Berend

A revised and fully-updated new edition of this leading survey of the twentieth-century European economy. Ivan T. Berend provides an integrated, comparative account of European economic development from the evolution of capitalism to the fascist and communist regimes and their collapse, and the causes and impacts of the 2008 financial crisis.

Ivan Berend tells the dramatic story of the economic, social, political, and cultural transformation of Europe during the transition from the Cold War to the European Union, charting the overwhelming impact of the collapse of communism on every aspect of European life and asking which way now for Europe?

The conditions surrounding the Soviet Union's dramatic collapse have long fascinated historians, but few studies have covered the subject in its entirety. This is an authoritative account of the region's turbulent history, and considers the European Union's crucial role in shaping its economic and social development since 1973.