Modern Europe, 1789-Present

This innovative history is a narrative of big events that have shaped the Europe of today. At the same time it reaches deep beneath the political surface to examine how European society and culture have influenced, or been influenced by, these developments. It traces the emergence, from the French Revolution onwards, of a distinctive sense of Europe and Europeanness. It also explores the growth and impact of the new phenomenon of the nation state. Appropriate for 1st year undergraduates upwards studying19th, 20th century Europe and Modern Europe

Author: Asa Briggs, Patricia Clavin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/25/2003
Pages: 478
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.66w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9780582772601

About the Author

Asa Briggs (Lord Briggs of Lewes) was Vice Chancellor of the University of Sussex (1967-1976), Provost of Worcester College, Oxford (1976-1991) and Chancellor of the Open University (1978-1995).

Patricia Clavin is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Keele.