Available in both one-volume and two-volume paperback editions, A History of Modern Europe presents a panoramic survey of modern Europe from the Renaissance to the present day. A seasoned teacher and talented historian, Professor John Merriman offers a carefully crafted narrative that guides students through a vast amount of complex material, integrating the many aspects of the European experience into a larger, interconnected whole. A full ten percent shorter than its predecessor, the Second Edition has tightened organization throughout to make room for recent research and descriptions of the current issues and events that define Europe's role in the world today.
The Third Edition, like the two before it, is authoritative and up-to-date. New to the Third Edition is the theme of empire.
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.
to the northern front in France. The pope, seething, was left a small enclave in Rome, the residence of popes thereafter. Paris was surrounded by the Prussians. As a final peace was being negotiated, France's capital city would be the scene of uprisings and horrific civil war, to be described in Chapter 8. Further. Reading. Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of ...
For Students of B.A, M.A and also useful for competitive examinations
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Europe in this period, exploring the changes and transitions involved in the move towards modernity.
A full ten percent shorter than its predecessor, the Second Edition has tightened organization throughout to make room for recent research and descriptions of the current issues and events that define Europe's role in the world today.
Sure to resonate with fans of books like Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, this people's history sweeps away the tired platitudes of the privileged and provides an opportunity to understand the story of Europe from the ...
Written by eleven contributors of international standing, this book offers a readable and authoritative account of Europe's turbulent history from the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century to the present day.
Beautifully illustrated with over 200 pictures in color and black and white, this insightful book offers an unparalleled, informed perspective on the history of an ever-changing continent.
Available in both one-volume and two-volume paperback editions, A History of Modern Europe presents a panoramic survey of modern Europe from the Renaissance to the present day. A seasoned teacher...