| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (417 pages) : illustrations |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Overview: 1900-1919 -- Before the Deluge : Europe, 1900-1914 -- The Great War, 1914-1918 -- Revolution and Peacemaking, 1917-1919 -- Part 2. Overview: 1919-1939 -- Aftershocks of the Great War -- Recovery and Prosperity, 1919-1929 -- From Depression to War, 1929-1939 -- Part 3. Overview: 1939-1967 -- Armageddon : Europe in World War II, 1939-1945 -- Cold War and Decolonization, 1945-1961 -- Out of the Ashes : From Stunde Null (zero hour) to a New Golden Age, 1945-1967 -- Part 4. Overview: 1968-Present -- Metamorphosis : An Era of Revolutionary Change, 1968-1988 -- Searching for a Meaning in a Multicultural World -- Charting a New Course : Europe from 1989 to the Present -- Appendix. |
| Summary |
"Twentieth-Century Europe : A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Features updates that include a new chapter that reviews major political and economic trends since 1989 and an extensively revised chapter that emphasizes the intellectual and cultural history of Europe since World War II. Organized into brief chapters that are suitable for traditional courses or for classes in non-traditional courses that allow for additional material selected by the professor. Includes the addition of a variety of supplemental materials such as chronological timelines, maps, and illustrations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Europe -- History -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Waibel, Paul R.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Richards, Michael D. Twentieth-century Europe : a brief history, 1900 to the present. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014 ix, 405 pages 9781118651414 (DLC)10837595 |
| ISBN |
9781118651506 (electronic bk.) |
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9781118651414 (paper) |
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9781118651506 (Adobe PDF) |
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