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#184. The Conditions and Challenges of Post-War Europe
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#184. The Conditions and Challenges of Post-War Europe

Delving In with Stuart Kelter · Stuart Kelter

March 23, 202655m 46s

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Show Notes

Richard Bessel is a professor emeritus of twentieth century history at the University of York and a former member of the editorial boards of German History and History Today. He is a specialist in the social and political history of modern Germany, the aftermath of the two world wars, and the history of policing. He is the author of several books, published between 1984 and 2004, about the Nazi and post-Nazi eras of German history. His book, Violence: A Modern Obsession, published in 2015, explores how Western perceptions of violence have evolved over the last 150 years. This interview will focus on his recently published, Postwar Europe: A Very Short Introduction, part of The Oxford Very Short Introduction series.

Recorded 3/17/26.