A concise history of modern Europe
Subtitle: liberty, equality, solidarity
By: David S. Mason
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781442205338; 9781442205345; 9781442205352
Subjects: Politics and government; History
Description: From the publisher. Highlighting the key events, ideas, and individuals that have shaped modern Europe, this fresh and lively book provides a succinct history of the continent from the Enlightenment to the present. Drawing on the enduring theme of revolution, David S. Mason explores the causes and consequences of revolution: political, economic, and scientific; the development of human rights; and issues of European identity and integration. He deliberately avoids a detailed chronology of every country and time period by emphasizing the most crucial events in shaping contemporary Europe. Fourteen focused chapters address such topical issues as the Enlightenment; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution; the theories and impact of Marx and Darwin; the revolutions of 1848, 1917, and 1989; the unifications of Germany and Italy; European imperialism; the two World Wars; the Cold War and decolonization; and the evolution and expansion of the European Union. 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.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1989.

Includes bibliographical references and index.