The Longman handbook of twentieth-century Europe / / Chris Cook and John Stevenson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460318503321
• Autore: Cook Chris <1945-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-138-14246-8; 1-315-84356-0; 1-317-89225-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (415 p.)
• Collana: Longman Companions To History
• Altri autori (Persone): StevensonJohn <1946->
• Disciplina: 940.5
• Soggetti: Twentieth century; Electronic books.; Europe History 20th century Chronology; Europe History 20th century Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 2003 by Pearson Education Limited.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and acknowledgements ; List of maps ; Section One: Topic outlines ; The First World War ; International background to the First World War, 1882-1914 ; The First World War: chronology ; Versailles, the League of Nations and Inter-war Diplomacy ; Versailles and inter-war diplomatic agreements, 1919-39 ; The League of Nations ; The Russian Revolution ; Tsarist Russia, 1897-1914 ; Russia in Revolution, 1914-24 ; Russia, 1924-53 ; Fascist Italy ; The background: 1896-1919; The rise of Fascism: 1919-22 Italy under Mussolini ; Germany: Republic, Dictatorship and Defeat ; Weimar Germany ; Nazi Germany, 1933-45 ; France, 1918-44 ; Spain, 1909-39 ; The Second World War ; International background to the Second World War ; The Second World War: chronology ; The Holocaust ; The Reconstruction of Western Europe ; France since 1945 ; Germany since 1945 ; Italy since 1943 ; Spain: from dictatorship to democracy ; The Franco regime, 1939-75 ; Spain since Franco ; Portugal: from dictatorship to revolution; The Cold War and Eastern Europe, 1942-85 The Retreat from Empire: European Decolonisation ; Britain ; France ; The Netherlands ; Belgium ; Portugal ; Spain ; The Soviet Union, 1953-85 ; Revolution and Reconstruction: Russia and Eastern Europe since 1985 ; Russia since 1985 ; Eastern Europe since 1985 ; The disintegration of Yugoslavia ; The Road to European Union ; Section Two: Nations, rulers and ministers ; Section Three: War, diplomacy and international organisations ; Principal European Wars and Campaigns ; Nuclear rivalry and arms control in Europe since 1945; Wars of Decolonisation since 1945 Key European Treaties and Alliances ; The Alliance system before 1914 ; Peace treaties after the First World War ; Diplomatic agreements and alliances of the Cold War era ; Principal International Organisations and Groupings ; Section Four: Social and economic history ; Comparative Population of Major European Countries ; Population of Major European Cities ; Emigration from Europe: Selected Countries ; Output of Wheat: Selected Countries ; Output of Coal and Lignite: Selected Countries; Raw Cotton Consumption: Selected Countries; Output of Steel: Selected Countries Output of Crude Oil: Selected Countries ; Motor Vehicles Produced: Selected Countries ; Output of Electricity ; Railway Mileage Open ; Total Value of External Trade: Selected Countries ; Major Events in Religious History ; Anti-Semitism and the Zionist Movement ; The Emancipation of Women ; Social Welfare ; Section Five: Biographies ; Section Six: Glossary of terms ; Section Seven: Topic Bibliography ; Maps ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The twentieth century was one of constant upheaval across Europe. The continent saw wars, revolutions and the collapse of empires and a range of leading figures from Stolypin and Stalin to Chirac, Schroder and Putin. This book provides a detailed yet wide-ranging guide to the turbulent events of twentieth century Europe. Covering the whole period from Tsarist Russia and Imperial Germany to the Balkan Wars of the 1990's and the final birth of the Euro in 2002, it provides a convenient user-friendly compendium of key fact and figures for the whole of Europe - from the Atlantic to the Urals.