In 'The Pursuit of Glory', Tim Blanning brings to life one of the most extraordinary and dynamic periods in Europe's history - from the desolate, battered and introvert continent at the end of the Thirty Years War, to the overwhelmingly ...
An accessible chronicle of European history from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the Battle of Waterloo features vivid coverage of such events as the Enlightenment period, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic era.
An accessible chronicle of European history from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the Battle of Waterloo features vivid coverage of such events as the Enlightenment period, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic era. Reprint.
In this much-admired addition to the monumental Penguin History of Europe series, Tim Blanning brilliantly investigates the forces that transformed Europe from a medieval society into a vigorous powerhose of the modern world.
"Presents a Christian perspective that humans pursue glory in vain unless they seek for it in God through Jesus Christ"--
Author Jeffrey Johnson begins The Pursuit of Glory with this observation: “You and I are looking for something.