ABSTRACT

Now covering the whole of Europe from the French Revolution to the present day, this major new edition has been completely revised and brought up-to-date. The approach embraces the whole continent from both national and regional perspectives, and combines political survey with grass roots 'people' history. Bringing this history vividly to life, the authors use a very broad range of sources including memoirs, archives, letters, songs and newspapers. In particular, there is new treatment of the following themes:

  • Religion and the modern Papacy
  • Immigration in Europe and relationships between minority and majority groups
  • UNESCO
  • The European Bill of Rights
  • The seeds of conflict in Bosnia and Croatia
  • Europe's relations with the wider world, with particular attention to the Middle East and Japan.

chapter 2|37 pages

Order and Movement, 1815–1848

chapter 3|39 pages

Nation Building, 1848–1878

chapter 4|29 pages

Rivalry and Interdependence, 1871–1914

chapter 5|24 pages

Modernity

chapter 6|32 pages

A European Civil War, 1914–1918

chapter 7|35 pages

A New Order? 1919–1929

chapter 8|27 pages

Guns and Butter, 1929–1939

chapter 9|42 pages

From European to World War, 1933–1945

chapter 11|30 pages

Reconstructing Europe, 1945–1968

chapter 12|31 pages

Towards a United Europe, 1968–2002

chapter 13|18 pages

Post-Modern?