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鈥淭his brilliant book is a masterpiece of contemporary history and far and away the best thing that鈥檚 been published about the huge historical turn that began in Europe in 1989. It instantly becomes the go-to book for understanding the period, totally supplanting previous accounts. Philipp Ther makes the events of 1989, and what followed, not simply a history of Eastern Europe, but a history of Europe as a whole, with both east and west entranced, and partly blinded, by the neoliberal imperative.鈥濃�擫arry Wolff, New York University

鈥淏ound to become the standard work for Europe鈥檚 transformation since 1989.鈥濃�擣rank B枚sch, H-Net

鈥淸Ther鈥檚] central thesis demands serious consideration. He argues that a 鈥榥eoliberal train,鈥� put on track in Margaret Thatcher鈥檚 Britain and Ronald Reagan鈥檚 United States, began 鈥榯o cross Europe in 1989.鈥� He says he uses neoliberalism 鈥榓s a neutral, analytical term,鈥� and rightly distinguishes between its intellectual history and the specific social and political circumstances of its implementation.鈥濃�擳imothy Garton Ash, New York Review of Books

鈥淩ecommended, not just the usual and interesting to see 鈥榯he West鈥� treated as the periphery.鈥濃�擳yler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

鈥淓测别-辞辫别苍颈苍驳.鈥浓赌�Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

鈥淕roundbreaking . . . and beautifully written.鈥濃��Die Zeit

鈥淭her presents sweeping macroeconomic evidence with clarity and precision.鈥濃�擯awe艂 Marczewski, Metropole

鈥淎 compelling history.鈥� 鈥�Bookseller Buyer鈥檚 Guide