Bibliograph

Type

Label

A concise history of modern Europe, liberty, equality, solidarity, David S. Mason

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A concise history of modern Europe

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

889184932

Responsibility statement

David S. Mason

Sub title

liberty, equality, solidarity

Summary

Highlighting the key events, ideas, and individuals that have shaped modern Europe, this fresh and lively book provides a succinct history of the continent from the Enlightenment to the present. Drawing on the enduring theme of revolution, David S. Mason explores the causes and consequences of revolution: political, economic, and scientific; the development of human rights; and issues of European identity and integration. He deliberately avoids a detailed chronology of every country and time period by emphasizing the most crucial events in shaping contemporary Europe. Fourteen focused chapters address such topical issues as the Enlightenment; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution; the theories and impact of Marx and Darwin; the revolutions of 1848, 1917, and 1989; the unifications of Germany and Italy; European imperialism; the two World Wars; the Cold War and decolonization; and the evolution and expansion of the European Union. Any reader needing a broad overview of the sweep of European history since 1789 will find this book, published in a first edition under the title Revolutionary Europe, an engaging and cohesive narrative.--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

1. The Old Regime and the Enlightenment -- 2. The French Revolution and Napoleon -- 3. The Industrial Revolution and the birth of capitalism -- 4. 1848: the peoples' spring -- 5. Marx, Marxism, and socialism -- 6. Darwinism and social Darwinism -- 7. The unifications of Italy and Germany -- 8. The Age of Imperialism and the scramble for Africa -- 9. World War I -- 10-The Russian Revolution and Communism -- 11. World War II and the Holocaust -- 12. Europe divided, the Cold War, and decolonization -- 13. 1989: the collapse of Communism and end of the Cold War -- 14. The European Union: Europe united and free? -- Conclusion: Europe in the twenty-first century

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