The history of Europe
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The history of Europe
Mitchell Beazley, 2002
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
From Ancient Greece to the dawn of the 21st century, this text unravels all of the tightly woven social, cultural, economic and political strands of European history. It looks at the creation of huge empires - including the Roman, Spanish and Soviet - and at the once unimaginable prospect of a united federal Europe. The lives and achievements of figures from all aspects of European history - including Socrates, Martin Luther, Da Vinci, Picasso, Peter the Great and Napoleon - are featured, pinpointing their roles in the social, cultural and political events through which they lived. From the persecution of Christians in Ancient Rome to popes that could make or break kings, from Spanish conquistadors to Russian cosmonauts, from revolutions and wars that scarred the 20th century to the fall of the Berlin Wall, this book offers a comprehensive history of Europe.
Table of Contents
- Ancient Greece (c3500-146BC)
- Ancient Rome (c750BC-476AD)
- the golden age of Byzantium (400-1000)
- the Middle Ages (1000-1400)
- the dawn of modern Europe (1400-1599)
- absolutism and enlightenment (1600-1789)
- Europe in the age of revolution (1789-1848)
- nation state and empire (1849-1914)
- Europe at war (1914-1945)
- the Cold War in Europe (1945-1989)
- towards a United Europe (1990-2002). Appendix: Biographies of the key figures in each period.
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