A concise history of modern Europe [electronic resource] : liberty, equality, solidarity / David S. Mason.

By:

Mason, David S. (David Stewart), 1947-

Contributor(s):

Mason, David S. (David Stewart), 1947-. Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1989

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (229 p.)ISBN:

9781442205352 (electronic bk.)
1442205350 (electronic bk.)

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Concise history of modern Europe.DDC classification:

940.2/8 22

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Contents:

Boxes, Illustrations, and Maps; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to and Acknowledgments for the First Edition; Introduction: Change and Tradition in Europe; Timeline of European History; Chapter 1. The Old Regime and the Enlightenment; Chapter 2. The French Revolution and Napoleon; Chapter 3. The Industrial Revolution and the Birth of Capitalism; Chapter 4. 1848: The Peoples' Spring; Chapter 5. Marx, Marxism, and Socialism; Chapter 6. Darwinism and Social Darwinism; Chapter 7. The Unifications of Italy and Germany; Chapter 8. The Age of Imperialism and the Scramble for Africa.

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. Masonexplores 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.

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Rev. ed. of: Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1989.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.

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. Masonexplores 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.

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