A concise history of modern Europe : liberty, equality, solidarity
Mason, David S. (David Stewart), 1947-2022
Book
Highlighting the key events, ideas, and individuals that shaped modern Europe, this book provides a concise history of the continent from the Enlightenment to the present day focusing of the causes and consequences of revolution, the origins and development of human rights and democracy, and issues of European identity and integration.
Main title:
A concise history of modern Europe : liberty, equality, solidarity / David S. Mason.
Author:
Edition:
Fifth edition.
Imprint:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]©2022
Collation:
xv, 251 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The Old Regime and the EnlightenmentThe French Revolution and NapoleonThe Industrial Revolution and the birth of capitalism1848: The peoples' springMarx, Marxism, and socialismDarwinism and social DarwinismThe unification of Italy and GermanyThe Age of Imperialism and the scramble for AfricaWorld War IThe Russian Revolution and CommunismWorld War II and the HolocaustEurope divided, the Cold War, and decolonization1989: The collapse of Communism and end of the Cold WarThe European Union: Europe united and free?Europe in the Twenty-First Century.
ISBN:
9781538161586 (pbk)9781538161586 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.28
LC class:
D299
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
778559
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | -History | HISTORY 940.28 MASO | Available |