1. Edition - January 2012
83.90 Euro
2012. 376 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-0052-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-0052-6 - John Wiley & Sons






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Detailed description
Europe's Uncertain Path is an introduction to Europe's turbulent history from 1814 to 1914. It presents a clear narrative of the major political events, set against the backdrop of social, economic, and cultural change.

* An introduction to Europe's turbulent history from 1814 to 1914
* Provides students with a solid grounding in the main political events and social changes of the period
* Explains the causes and outcomes of major events: the effect of the emergence of mass politics; the evolution of political ideologies; and the link between foreign and domestic policy
* Offers balanced coverage of Eastern, Western, and Central Europe
* Illustrations, maps, and figures enhance student understanding

From the contents
1. A World Half Restored: The Vienna Settlement and the Restoration Regimes
2. Political Contestation from the Vienna Settlement to the 1830 Revolutions, 1814-1832
3. Stability, Stasis or Decay?: Europe from 1830 to 1848
4. The Underpinnings of Politics: Economic, Social, and Cultural Developments Up to Mid-Century
5. Europe in Transition: The 1848 Revolutions and the Crimean War
6. Wars of National Unification and Revolution in the European States System, from the 1850s to 1871
7. Europe from the Paris Commune to the fall of the Bismarck, 1871-1892
8. The Underpinnings of Politics: Economic, Social and Cultural Developments From Mid-Century to 1914
9. Towards Destruction?: From the 1890s to the mid-1900s
10. Transition Re-Routed: From the mid-1900s to the Great War
Conclusion
Biography