| Description |
x, 362 pages, <24> pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / T. C. W. Blanning -- 1. Revolution from Above and Below: European Politics from the French Revolution to the First World War / John Roberts -- 2. The Industrialization of Modern Europe, 1750-1914 / Clive Trebilcock -- 3. Military Modernization, 1789-1918 / Hew Strachan -- 4. From Orders to Classes: European Society in the Nineteenth Century / Pamela Pilbeam -- 5. The Commercialization and Sacralization of European Culture in the Nineteenth Century / T. C. W. Blanning -- 6. The Great Civil War: European Politics, 1914-1945 / Paul Preston -- 7. The Fall and Rise of the European Economy in the Twentieth Century / Harold James -- 8. Warfare in Europe since 1918 / Richard Overy -- 9. European Society in the Twentieth Century / Richard Bessel -- 10. From Modernism to Post-Modernism / Martin Jay -- 11. Europe Divided and Reunited, 1945-1995 / David Reynolds |
| Summary |
This lavishly illustrated history of Europe from the late eighteenth century to the present day combines readability with scholarly authority. Each of the eleven contributors is a scholar of international standing, and together they present an account of modern Europe which is both stimulating and accessible. Writing incisively and entertainingly, they trace Europe's turbulent history up to the present day's new kaleidoscope of nation-states. The volume presents both change and continuity, revolutions and stability - in economics, culture, and warfare, as well as in politics and society - while the great wealth of illustrations complements the text at every stage. Everyone who reads this book will achieve a better understanding of the world in which we live, how it came to be what it is, and even where it may be going next |
| Analysis |
Europe History |
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Europe History |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-319) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Europe -- History -- 1789-1900. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045705
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Europe -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045714
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Europe -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045687
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Europe -- History -- 1789-1900. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045705
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| Author |
Blanning, T. C. W.
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| LC no. |
96144107 |
| ISBN |
0198203748 |
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