Europe in the 1950s: The 'lost' decade [Special issue of New Readings journal, vol. 9]

Feldner, Heiko ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6752-6563 and Gorrara, Claire Jacqueline ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0732-7666, eds. 2008. Europe in the 1950s: The 'lost' decade [Special issue of New Readings journal, vol. 9]. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Modern Languages.

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Abstract

The six papers in this special issue of New Readings were first presented at a con ference held in Cardiff in July 2007. The conference was devoted to Europe in the 1950s and explored how such a ‘forgotten decade’ can be viewed as setting the foundations for contemporary Europe. Papers were presented from a variety of methodological and conceptual perspectives, from economic history to film studies, literature, historiography and popular culture. Participants came from many different countries, both within and beyond Europe’s borders, and a lively exchange was evi dent in all sessions, contesting some of our ingrained preconceptions both of the 1950s as a decade and of the construction of post-war Europe as a cultural, histori cal and geo-political entity.

Item Type:	Book - edited
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Modern Languages
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) D History General and Old World > DC France D History General and Old World > DD Germany P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0441 Literary History
Publisher:	Cardiff School of Modern Languages
ISBN:	1359-7485
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2026 01:25
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/66883

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