ABSTRACT
In contrast to the trends in the teaching of British history, European history of 1789 to the present day still concentrates very largely on the traditional lines of politics, economics, diplomacy and warfare to the neglect of society and culture - aspects which, attractively presented, might be expected to have a more immediate appeal to the majority of secondary school pupils. The mid-eighteenth century is the starting-point for J. D. Chambers and P. J. Madgwick, Conflict and Community: Europe since 1750. This is a wide-ranging, analytical study of Europe from 1750 to the Cold War; there are useful maps, but the quality of the interesting illustrations is poor. The period 1789-1870 is covered by a number of books, among which three can be recommended with confidence. A clear and straightforward account of the main events is given by I. Collins, The Age of Progress: a survey of European history, 1789-1870.
