{"product_id":"postwar-europe-and-the-eurovision-dean-vuletic-9781350530546","title":"Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePostwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive history of the Eurovision Song Contest and its political and cultural significance. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on pioneering archival research, Dean Vuletic traces the contest's evolution, covering its early origins and every annual edition from 1956 to 2025. He reveals how Eurovision has reflected and shaped the political history of postwar Europe and become the world's biggest election. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing Eurovision as a unique lens on European societies, Vuletic explores themes ranging from democracy, revolution and war to diversity, prosperity and technology. He shows how debates concerning the contest have mirrored wider struggles over European integration, national identity and political power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging popular myths and illuminating Eurovision's global reach, this new edition demonstrates why the contest remains the most politically revealing cultural arena of modern Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis second edition includes: \u003cbr\u003e- updates to the original chapters, incorporating newly discovered archival sources and recent academic publications\u003cbr\u003e- an additional chapter examining developments in Eurovision's seventh decade, including global expansion, protest movements and participant expulsions\u003cbr\u003e- a new conclusion reflecting on the author's first-person, live experience of the contest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Vuletic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350530549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350530546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Dean Vuletic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623613116671,"sku":"9781350530546","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/postwar-europe-and-the-eurovision-dean-vuletic-9781350530546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}