| Description |
xii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-354) and index. |
| Summary |
To better understand our own times, we must often take an in-depth look at an earlier one. In this insightful volume, the author covers the period of 1814-1914 Europe, revealing the major trends characterising this "age of progress," including economic and demographic expansion, urbanization, the rise of the middle and working classes, greater individual freedom, changing conditions of women and family, and increasing secularization of thought. |
| Contents |
1. The geographic perspective -- 2. The French Revolution and Europe -- 3. Reaction triumphant : policies of the Victor States -- 4. The revolutionary powers -- 5. Europe's belly : agriculture -- 6. Europe as workshop -- 7. Society in transition -- 8. Midcentury crisis -- 9. Transformation of central and eastern Europe -- 10. Liberalism on the march : slow step -- 11. Economic prosperity -- 12. A conflict of cultures : rationalism versus romanticism -- 13. The culture of materialism -- 14. The information revolution -- 15. Modernization of domesticity -- 16. End-of-century politics : persistent autocracy -- 17. End-of-century politics : liberalism triumphant -- 18. Second coming of socialism -- 19. Apex of capitalism -- 20. Europe's fin de sičcle -- 21. The diplomacy of imperialism. |
| Subject |
Europe -- History -- 1815-1871.
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Europe -- History -- 1871-1918.
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
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| Chronological Term |
1815-1918
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
013221086X |
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9780132210867 |
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