| Description |
xii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The short Oxford history of Europe |
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Short Oxford history of Europe.
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| Contents |
Introduction : The end of the old regime / T.C.W. Blanning -- 1. Politics / Robert Tombs : The triumph of liberalism ; Landmarks ; The political bedrock ; Politics and change ; Ideologies and institutions ; Diverging paths ; Geopolitics ; Conclusion -- 2. Society / Colin Heywood : Conceptualizing change ; Liberalism, the 'middling strata', and the competitive society ; Socialism, the workers, and the cooperative society ; Conservatism, the 'upper strata', and the hierarchical society ; Conclusion -- 3. The European economy, 1815-1914 / Niall Ferguson : Apocalyptic visions ; Quantifying growth ; Explaining growth: labour supply ; Capital ; The spirit of capitalism ; Other sectors ; The geography of change ; Consequences -- 4. Culture / James J. Sheehan : Modern culture ; Institutions ; Secularization ; Science ; History ; Systems ; Modernism -- 5. International politics, peace, and war, 1815-1914 / Paul W. Schroeder : The Vienna system ; The system undermined and overthrown, 1848-1861 ; The creation of Prussia-Germany, 1862-1871 ; The Bismarckian system in operation, 1871-1890 ; Imperialism and world politics, 1890-1907 ; The descent into the maelstrom, 1908-1914 -- 6. Overseas expansion, imperialism, and empire, 1815-1914 / A.G. Hopkins : Ideology and scholarship in the study of imperialism ; The European empires in 1815 ; 1870: the struggle for the mastery of the world ; Europe and the world overseas in 1914 ; Conclusion -- Conclusion : Into the twentieth century / T.C.W. Blanning -- Chronology. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [248]-253) and index. |
| Summary |
In the nineteenth century, Europe changed more rapidly and more radically than during any prior period. These six specially commissioned chapters by historians offer the student and general reader a unique approach to understanding one of the most complex periods of modern history, addressing all the major issues in Europe's political, social, economic, cultural, international, and Imperial history. |
| Chronological Term |
1789 - 1900
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| Subject |
Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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Social history. (OCoLC)fst01122498
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Europe -- History -- 1789-1900.
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Europe -- Civilization -- 19th century.
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Europe -- Social conditions -- 1789-1900.
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Europe -- Economic conditions -- 1789-1900.
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Europa (geografie)
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
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Europa -- Geschichte 19. Jh.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Blanning, T. C. W.
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| Added Title |
Nineteenth century |
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19th century |
| In: |
(MP) The short Oxford history of Europe (NL-LeOCL)19725618X |
| ISBN |
0198731361 |
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9780198731368 |
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0198731353 (paperback) |
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9780198731351 (paperback) |
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