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A History of Modern Europe surveys European history from the
defeat of Napoleon to the twenty-first century, presenting major
historical themes in an authoritative and compelling
narrative.
Concise, readable single volume covering Europe from the early
nineteenth century through the early twenty-first century
Vigorous interpretation of events reflects a fresh, concise
perspective on European history
Clear and thought-provoking treatment of major historical
themes
Lively narrative reflects complexity of modern European
history, but remains accessible to those unfamiliar with the
field
Autorentext
Albert S. Lindemann is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Among his publications are Antisemitism, A History (2010), Esau's Tears: Modern Anti-Semitism and the Rise of the Jews (1997), The Jew Accused: Three Anti-Semitic Affairs (1992), and A History of European Socialism (1983).
Klappentext
Since the end of World War II, the move toward European unification has led to a struggle to define the "European identity." Ambiguous physical, cultural, and linguistic borders- among other challenges- make it impossible to identify one single trait that unites the entirety of this complex continent. A History of Modern Europe approaches the history of the continent through the framework of identity, from Europe's nineteenth-century sense of superiority through its uncertain process of self-identification in the early twenty-first.
Thought-provoking and accessible, this narrative begins with the aftermath of Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo and guides readers through contemporary Europe, tracing the rise of power, material wealth, and imperialism; the self-destruction of two World Wars; and Europe's development since the end of the Cold War.
Zusammenfassung
A History of Modern Europe surveys European history from the defeat of Napoleon to the twenty-first century, presenting major historical themes in an authoritative and compelling narrative.
Inhalt
Preface: The Dilemmas and Rewards of a Concise Historical Overview xiv
List of Maps xix
List of Figures xx
Acknowledgments xxii
Introduction: What Is Europe? 1
Christendom and Europe 2
Geographical Definitions 3
Europe's Unusual Seas: The Mediterranean and Baltic 6
Europe's Unusual Races 7
European Languages 8
Europe's Religious Mixes 9
The Differing Rates of Growth in Europe's Regions 10
Notes to the Reader 12
A Few Words about the Further Reading Sections 12
National and Thematic Overviews 13
Biographies 15
Historiography and Bibliography 15
Further Reading (to the Introduction) 16
Part I Romanticism and Revolt: The Seedtime of Modern Ideologies, 181540 17
1 The Legacy of the French Revolution 19
France's Preeminence 19
The Changes Made by the Revolution 20
The Revolutionary Mystique 20
The Opening Stages of the Revolution 21
The Causes of the Revolution: Precedents 22
The Ambiguous Ideal of Equality 23
Civil Equality for Jews? 24
The Many Meanings of Fraternity 24
The Revolution: Progressive or Regressive? 25
Further Reading 28
2 The Congress of Vienna and Post-Napoleonic Europe: 181530 29
A Uniquely European Meeting 29
The Major Powers: Goals and Compromises 32
Napoleon Returns: The Hundred Days 34
The Issue of Poland 35
Other Territorial Settlements 37
Accomplishments of the Congress: Short-Term, Long-Term 39
The Repressive Years in Britain 40
Metternich's Repressions 41
Further Reading 42
3 The Engines of Change 43
Conceptualizing Historical Change 43
The Industrial Revolution and Its Preconditions 44
The British Model of Industrialization 45
Industrialization in Other Countries 47
Resistance to Industrialization 50
Technological Innovation and Industrialization 50
The Implications of Industrial Change 53
Further Reading 54
4 The Seedtime of Ideology: A Century of Questions 55
Europe's Major Questions and Its Belief in Progress 56
The Elusive Genesis and Evolution of Europe's Isms 56
Conservatism, Liberalism, Socialism 57
Edmund Burke: The Conservative Tradition and Its Opponents 59
Feminism and the Woman Question 60
The Evolution of Liberal Theory and Practice: Radicalism and Utilitarianism 61
Classical Liberalism 62
Mill on Socialism and Feminism 63
Fourier's Fantastic but Scientific Vision of Socialism 65
The Practical Socialist, Robert Owen 66
Saint-Simon, Prophet of Modernism 67
The Communist Tradition 68
Romanticism and Classicism 69
Further Reading 70
Part II From the 1820s to the Great Depression of the 1870s and 1880s 71
5 Liberal Struggles, Victories, Dilemmas, Defeats 75
The Revolution of 1830 in France 76
Unrest in the 1830s 77
Agitation to Repeal the Corn Laws 80
The Great Hunger in Ireland 81
The Darker Vision of Thomas Malthus 83
Again, Revolution in France 84
Reform in Britain: The Chartist Movement 85
Revolutions of 1848 and the End of Metternich's Europe 85
The Republican Provisional Government and the National Workshops 86
Rising Class Conflict and the June Days 87
The National Question Outside France 87
Growing Divisions among the Revolutionaries 88
Further Reading 90
6 Nationalism and National Unification 92
Problems of Definition 92
Ideas of German Nationality 95
People, Language, and State: Herder and Hegel 96
Slavic Identities 97 Southe...