Highlighting the most important events, ideas, and individuals that shaped modern Europe, this text provides a concise history of the continent from the Enlightenment to the present day, focusing on the causes and consequences of revolution; the origins and development of human rights and democracy, and issues of European identity and integration.
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.
to the northern front in France. The pope, seething, was left a small enclave in Rome, the residence of popes thereafter. Paris was surrounded by the Prussians. As a final peace was being negotiated, France's capital city would be the scene of uprisings and horrific civil war, to be described in Chapter 8. Further. Reading. Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of ...
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Europe in this period, exploring the changes and transitions involved in the move towards modernity.
A full ten percent shorter than its predecessor, the Second Edition has tightened organization throughout to make room for recent research and descriptions of the current issues and events that define Europe's role in the world today.
The only comprehensive, single-volume survey of magic available, this compelling book traces the history of magic, witchcraft, and superstitious practices such as popular spells or charms from antiquity to the present day.