Kaelble (emeritus, social history, Humboldt U., Germany) addresses a variety of subjects in the context of the transformations that have occurred in Europe since the end of World War II. Chapters are grouped under three primary headings: basic social constellations, social hierarchies and inequalities, and society and state. Specific topics include family, labor, consumption and the standard of living, social inequalities and social mobility, migration, the media and European public, and the welfare state. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)