Written by eleven contributors of international standing, this book covers Europe's turbulent history from the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century to the present day. Attractively illustrated with over 200 pictures in colour and black and white, it provides a better understanding of mod[...]
The word which best summarises the variety of human experience in the 18th century is "expansion". The size of armies, literacy rates, acreage of overseas empires or the number of Europeans on the planet all were higher in 1800. It is a century which forms the hinge between the old world and new.[...]
In the 19th century Europe changed more rapidly and radically than during any prior period. This volume offers an approach to understanding one of the most complex periods of modern history, addressing all the major issues.[...]