Themes In Modern European History Since 1945

Author : Rosemary Wakeman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134601050
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Themes in Modern European History since 1945 written by Rosemary Wakeman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-06-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broad in geographical scope, this collection explores the most important transformations and upheavals of post-1945 Europe in the light of recent scholarship. A wide array of authors from the UK, the USA and across Europe contribute twelve chapters consider key political, cultural and economic changes of an era that needs reevalutaion and reconsideration from a historical perspective. Cross-disciplinary, covering a wide range of issues – politics, economics, social and cultural aspects Themes in Modern European History since 1945 is structured around recent theoretical debates on the postwar, and will find a firm standing on the bookshelves of European history students.

Author : Paul Hayes
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415079055
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Themes in Modern European History, 1890-1945 written by Paul Hayes and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fixes the important developments of the period not only in the political framework of the time, but also in their social and cultural context. These essays throw new light on the European situation between 1890 and the Second World War.Themes in European History treats in thematic fashion a period of great change and upheaval in Europe. A collection of twelve essays by five leading historians, this textbook:* highlights important developments and changes that occurred* sets these changes in their social and cultural context as well as in the political framework* concentrates on the most important powers in Europe* vompletes each essay with suggestions for further reading to guide your students into continuing their research.Whereas other textbooks of this period focus on the political events, Themes in Modern European History uses a comparative history of institutions and societies, with emphasis on the cultural changes as well.Students are provided with the whole picture of events and are made aware of the wider consequences of the changes taking place - enabling them to understand all aspects of the dramatic transformation of Europe from 1890-1945.

Author : Nicholas Atkin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
ISBN 13 : 9780415391849
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Themes in Modern European History, 1890-1945 written by Nicholas Atkin and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2009-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Themes in Modern European History, 1890–1945 brings together an international team of scholars to address an eclectic range of developments and issues in European history in the period between 1890 and the end of the Second World War. This lively collection of essays adopts a thematic approach, in order to explore comprehensively a period of great change and upheaval in Europe. Concentrating on the main powers in Europe, from Germany, Italy and Russia, to the UK and France, the book links together developments in society, the economy, politics and culture, and establishes them in their political framework. Specially commissioned chapters discuss key issues such as: popular culture the relationship between East and West intellectual and cultural trends the origins and impact of two world wars communism, dictatorship and liberal democracy the relationship of Europe with the wider world. Including a chronology, maps and a glossary, as well as suggestions for further reading, this comprehensive volume is an invaluable and authoritative resource for students of modern European history.

Author : Tony Judt
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780143037750
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Postwar written by Tony Judt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award • One of the New York Times' Ten Best Books of the Year “Impressive . . . Mr. Judt writes with enormous authority.” —The Wall Street Journal “Magisterial . . . It is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, authoritative, and yes, readable postwar history.” —The Boston Globe Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cultural change-all in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read, thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details, Postwar is a rare joy. Judt's book, Ill Fares the Land, republished in 2021 featuring a new preface by bestselling author of Between the World and Me and The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Author : Vandana Joshi
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 933258138X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revisiting Modern European History: 1789-1945 written by Vandana Joshi and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2016 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisiting Modern European History complements the first edited volume Themes in Modern European History: Social Movements and Cultural Currents 1789-1945. The two together offer changing perspectives and comprehensive surveys of some of the most profoun

Author : Pamela M. Pilbeam
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415101738
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Themes in Modern European History, 1780-1830 written by Pamela M. Pilbeam and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and lively exploration of a period dominated by events which have shaped modern Europe. The chapters are written by six leading academics, and span political, social, economic and demographic facets of revolutions.

Author : Rosemary Wakeman
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415219877
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Themes in Modern European History Since 1945 written by Rosemary Wakeman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve chapters consider the key political, cultural and economic changes of post-1945 Europe.

Author : Paul Hayes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134897227
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Themes in Modern European History 1890-1945 written by Paul Hayes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Themes in European History treats in thematic fashion a period of great change and upheaval in Europe. A collection of twelve essays by five leading historians, this textbook: * highlights important developments and changes that occurred * sets these changes in their social and cultural context as well as in the political framework * concentrates on the most important powers in Europe * vompletes each essay with suggestions for further reading to guide your students into continuing their research. Whereas other textbooks of this period focus on the political events, Themes in Modern European History uses a comparative history of institutions and societies, with emphasis on the cultural changes as well. Students are provided with the whole picture of events and are made aware of the wider consequences of the changes taking place - enabling them to understand all aspects of the dramatic transformation of Europe from 1890-1945.

Author : Martin Pugh
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0631192182
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Modern European History written by Martin Pugh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-10-22 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its sixteen thematic chapters - each written by an expert in the field - cover social and economic developments, the rise and fall of all the major political movements as well as the immense changes generated by war and international diplomacy across Europe.

Author : Bruce Waller
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415090759
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Themes in Modern European History, 1830-90 written by Bruce Waller and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a series of lively essays which reflect the skills that historians have to master when challenged by problems of evidence, interpretation, and presentation, this important new text covers the topics of France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Russia, as well as analyzing the themes of political thought, cultural trends, the economy and warfare, international relations and imperialism. Six distinguished scholars, all of whom are regularly involved in student teaching, provide an authoritative student guide to the main contours of nineteenth-century European history when the continent's standing was at its highest and its influence spanned the globe.