I. The New Institutions

1. Cautious Beginnings
2. Toward European Union

II. Postindustrial Society

1. Europe's Advantage

III. The Politics of Prosperity

1. Waves of Protest
2. Capitalist Countries: The Challenge of Recession
3. Communist Rule: The Problem of Rigidity

IV. The End of an Era

1. The Miracles of 1989
2. The Disintegration of the USSR
3. Europe without Cold War

V. Contemporary Culture

1. Postwar Creativity
2. The Explosion of Popular Culture
3. Social Thought