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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463856503321

Autore

Richards Michael D

Titolo

Twentieth-century Europe : a brief history, 1900 to the present / / Michael D. Richards, Paul R. Waibel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-65138-3

1-118-65150-2

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WaibelPaul R

Disciplina

940.5

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Europe History 20th century

Europe History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Overview: 1900-1919 -- Before the Deluge : Europe, 1900-1914 -- The Great War, 1914-1918 -- Revolution and Peacemaking, 1917-1919 -- Part 2. Overview: 1919-1939 -- Aftershocks of the Great War -- Recovery and Prosperity, 1919-1929 -- From Depression to War, 1929-1939 -- Part 3. Overview: 1939-1967 -- Armageddon : Europe in World War II, 1939-1945 -- Cold War and Decolonization, 1945-1961 -- Out of the Ashes : From Stunde Null (zero hour) to a New Golden Age, 1945-1967 -- Part 4. Overview: 1968-Present -- Metamorphosis : An Era of Revolutionary Change, 1968-1988 -- Searching for a Meaning in a Multicultural World -- Charting a New Course : Europe from 1989 to the Present -- Appendix.

Sommario/riassunto

"Twentieth-Century Europe : A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Features updates that include a new chapter that reviews major political and economic trends since 1989 and an extensively revised chapter that emphasizes the intellectual and cultural history of Europe since World War II. Organized into brief chapters that are suitable for traditional courses or for classes in non-traditional courses



that allow for additional material selected by the professor. Includes the addition of a variety of supplemental materials such as chronological timelines, maps, and illustrations"--