The Oxford History of Modern EuropeT. C. W. Blanning Written by eleven contributors of international standing, this book offers a readable and authoritative account of Europe's turbulent history from the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century to the present day. Each chapter portrays both change and continuity, revolutions and stability, and covers the political, economic, social, cultural, and military life of Europe. This book provides a better understanding of modern Europe, how it came to be what it is, and where it may be going in the future. |
Contents
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2 The Industrialization of Modern Europe 17501914 CLIVE TREBILCOCK | 46 |
3 Military Modernization 17891918 HEW STRACHAN | 76 |
European Society in the Nineteenth Century PAMELA PILBEAM | 101 |
5 The Commercialization and Sacralization of European Culture in the Nineteenth Century T C W BLANNING | 126 |
European Politics 19141945 PAUL PRESTON | 153 |
7 The Fall and Rise of the European Economy in the Twentieth Century HAROLD JAMES | 186 |
8 Warfare in Europe since 1918 RICHARD OVERY | 214 |
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