Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 664 g
Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 664 g
Reihe: Short Oxford History of the Modern World
ISBN: 978-0-19-820387-2
Verlag: OUP Oxford
This survey of European history covers a period of one and a half centuries which witnessed the beginnings of the contemporary world. In his account of the economic, social, intellectual and governmental structure and development of pre-revolutionary Europe, the author stresses throughout the importance of economic and social trends, and places emphasis on the analysis of the structure of society as well as the narration of events. He shows how the contradictions of
the old order contributed to a crisis which affected several of the major states in the late eighteenth century, when the growth of governmental power led to a series of clashes between governments and governing classes. Out of these conflicts, particularly in France, arose a revolutionary crisis.
The nature of this crisis, and the impact of the change it produced, are examined in detail in the final section of the book.
For this second edition, Professor Doyle has revised the text of the book, and comprehensively updated the Bibliography.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Introductory; Economy: Fundamentals: Population, prices, and agriculture; Motors of progress: Towns, money, and manufactures; Wider horizons: Trade and empire; Society: Ruling orders; The ruled: The country; The ruled: The town; Enlightenment: Religion and the churches; The progress of doubt; A doubtful progress; Public Affairs: States and their business; The machinery of state; International relations; The Crisis of the Old Order; The crisis; Europe in revolution;
The revolutionary impact; Bibliography; Maps; Table; Index.