European history for dummies
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European history for dummies
（--For dummies）
Wiley, c2006
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Includes 1 detachable plate
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A fun, informative guide to Europe's past and present. The history of Europe is rich, complex, vibrant, and at times violent; it has influenced many countries throughout the world and has itself been influenced by many countries. In the light hearted "European History For Dummies", historian Sean Lang explores the countries, conflicts, people, institutions, disasters, and triumphs that have helped shape modern day Europe, packing in tons of facts alongside the fun. The chapters range from "Celts without Kilts" and "What a Way to Run a Republic!" to "I Capture Quite a Few Castles," "Reformation Ruckus," and "The War to End All Wars." Sean Lang, the author of "British History For Dummies" (0-7645-7021-8), is also a history lecturer, examiner, and writer.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Part I: Origins of a Continent. Chapter 1: Not so much a continent, more a view of life. Chapter 2: The Stone Age Rocks. Part II: Europe of the Ancients. Chapter 3: You're Ancient History! Chapter 4: The Ups and Downs of the Roman Empire. Part III: Middle Ages. Chapter 5: Dancing in the Dark Ages. Chapter 6: Gold, Murder, and Frankish Sense. Chapter 7: Knock, Knock, Knocking Heads at Heaven's Door. Chapter 8: Don't Call Us Medieval! Part IV: New Ideas, New Worlds. Chapter 9: Back to the Future: The Renaissance. Chapter 10: Reformation Ruckus. Chapter 11: Mass and Nassacre: The Wars of Religion. Chapter 12: Tsar Wars. Chapter 13: Absolute Power: The Sun King Rises. Part V: Europe Rules the World. Chapter 14: The (Almost) Irresistible Rise of France and Russia. Chapter 15: Seeking Enlightenment. Chapter 16: France Catches a Cold - and We're all Sneezing. Chapter 17: Grime Wave: Europe Gets Industrial. Chapter 18: Building Nations. Part VI: Europe Tears Itself in Two. Chapter 19: Europe's Age of Empire. Chapter 20: The War to End All Wars - Doesn't. Chapter 21: Revolution in Russia. Chapter 22: Europe Goes to Extremes. Chapter 23: World War and Cold War. Chapter 24: Eurovision. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 25: Ten Europeans who Dominated the Continent. Chapter 26: Ten Days That Shook Europe - and the World. Chapter 27: Ten Places (apart from Naples) to See Before You Die. Chapter 28: Ten Things Europe (and the World) Could Have Done Without. Index.
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