A Concise History of Modern Europe: Liberty, Equality, Solidarity

By David S. Mason

Book Overview

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. Mason explores 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 address such topical issues as the Enlightenment; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution; the theories and impact of Marx and Darwin; the revolutions of 1848, 1917, and 1989; the unifications of Germany and Italy; European imperialism; the two World Wars; the Cold War and decolonization; and the evolution and expansion of the European Union. Any reader needing a broad overview of the sweep of European history since 1789 will find this book, published in a first edition under the title Revolutionary Europe, an engaging and cohesive narrative.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442205342
• ISBN13: 9781442205345
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"