| Description |
xxiii, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Complete idiot's guide to ... |
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Complete idiot's guide
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes web references and index. |
| Summary |
Presents a history of the European nations, from the time of their emergence from the Middle Ages in the thirteenth century and the Renaissance to the French Revolution, the period of industrialization, and the wars of the twentieth century. |
| Contents |
Part I: Climbing out of the Middle Ages (c. 1300-1600) -- 1. The end of the world as we know it -- 2. Civilization reborn -- 3. Time for a change in the church -- 4. Time for an alternative to the church -- 5. The Catholic and counter Reformation -- Part 2: Might makes right, right? (c. 1450-1750) -- 6. God, gold, and glory -- 7. Our religion is better than your religion -- 8. The rise and fall of the Holy Roman Empire -- 9. Am I in charge? Absolutely! -- 10. The Eastern absolutists -- Part 3: Revolutions galore (c. 1500-1800) -- 11. Revolt of the scientists -- 12. Enlightening the public, not the people -- 13. The agricultural revolution and an expanding Europe -- 14. The French Revolution -- Part 4: You say you want more revolution? (c. 1776-1900) -- 15. A "little" guy named Napoleon, a big wig named Metternich -- 16. The Industrial Revolution -- 17. Intriguing new ideologies -- 18. Nineteenth-century growing pains -- 19. What a tangled web -- Part 5: Big wars and Big Bans (twentieth century) -- 20. Turning the world upside down -- 21. World War: Second verse, worse than the first -- 22. The Cold War era -- 23. Changing millennia -- Appendixes: A. Major events in European history -- B. Online resources for further research. |
| Subject |
Europe -- History.
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Middle Ages.
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History, Modern.
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History, Modern. (OCoLC)fst00958367
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Middle Ages. (OCoLC)fst01020301
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Complete idiot's guide |
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European history |
| Note |
Subtitle on cover: Explore the 700-year odyssey from the Holy Roman Empire to the European Union |
| ISBN |
1592574890 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781592574896 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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