A companion to nineteenth-century Europe, 1789-1914 / / edited by Stefan Berger

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (558 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.2/8
• Soggetto geografico: Europe History 1789-1900; Europe History 1871-1918; Europe Social conditions 1789-1900; Europe Social conditions 20th century; Europe Civilization 19th century; Europe Civilization 20th century
• Altri autori: BergerStefan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-498) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A COMPANION TO NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE 1789-1914; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Maps; Introduction; Part I The Idea of "Europeanness" and the Construction of European Identity; 1 Insiders and Outsiders: Borders in Nineteenth-Century Europe; 2 Visual Representations of Europe in the Nineteenth Century: The Age of Nationalism and Imperialism; Part II Agriculture, Industry, and Social Change; 3 Rural Society and Agricultural Revolution; 4 Industrial Revolution, Commerce, and Trade; 5 Demography, Urbanization, and Migration; 6 Lords and Peasants; 7 Bourgeois Society ; 8 The Disappearance of the Traditional Artisan9 The Social Condition of the Working Class; Part III Political Developments; 10 Revolutions and Revolutionaries: Histories, Concepts, and Myths; 11 The Rise of the Modern Leviathan: State Functions and State Features; 12 The Democratic Experience; 13 Labor Movements; 14 National Movements; 15 The "Woman Question"; Part IV Intellectual Developments and Religion; 16 Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Conservatism, and Socialism; 17 Social Darwinism and Race; 18 The Age of Catholic Revival; 19 Protestantism; 20 Orthodoxy ; 21 The Jews: A European MinorityPart V Cultural Developments; 22 European Culture in the Nineteenth Century; 23 Schooling: Culture and the State; 24 The Age of Historism; 25 The Century of Science; 26 Police and the Law; 27 The Cultural History of Crime; 28 Medical Discourses; 29 Sexuality; Part VI The International System, Colonialism, and War; 30 Restrained Competition: International Relations; 31 War; 32 Colonialism; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This Companion provides an overview of European history during the 'long' nineteenth century, from 1789 to 1914.Consists of 32 chapters written by leading international scholarsBalances coverage of political, diplomatic and international history with discussion of economic, social and cultural concernsCovers both Eastern and Western European states, including BritainPays considerable attention to smaller countries as well as to the great powersCompares particular phenomena and developments across Europe
• Titolo autorizzato: A companion to nineteenth-century Europe, 1789-1914
• ISBN: 1-280-28598-2; 1-78034-068-0; 9786610285983; 1-4051-6864-1; 0-470-99626-9; 1-4051-5232-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910143305603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell companions to European history.