xvii, 1365 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1137-1172) and index.
Contents
Ancient Greece -- Ancient Rome -- The birth of Europe -- The Middle Age -- Cristendom in crisis -- Renaissance and Reformations -- Enlightenment and Absolutism -- A continent in turmoil -- Powerhouse of the world (1815-1914) -- Europe in eclipse (1914-1945) -- Europe divided and undivided (1945-1991).
