An A-Z of Modern Europe Since 1789 / Edition 1

by Martin Polley

Overview

An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a comprehensive dictionary which defines modern Europe through its important events and people. It includes entries on:
* key people from Napoleon Bonaparte to Hitler
* key political and military events
* influential political, social, cultural and economic theories.
An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 offers accessible and concise definitions of nearly 1000 separate items. The book is cross-referenced and thus provides associated links and connections while the appendices contain essential extra information. The book contains five helpful maps to guide the reader along.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415185981
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/17/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martin Polley is a senior lecturer in history at King Alfred’s College, Winchester, and author of Moving the Goalposts: A History of Sport and Society since 1945 (Routledge, 1998).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note on names; Further reading; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; Inter-European Imperialism; Extra-European Imperialism; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; France; Belgium; German States; Poland; Italian States; France; Italian States; Austria; Hungary; German States; Ussr; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Romania; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Appendix European monarchs, 1789–1999;

Editorial Reviews

'A-Z of Modern Europe is a succinct guide to the major issues and personalities of the past 200 years of European history. It is thoroughly cross-referenced and will surely prove indispensable' - Ruth Henig, University of Lancaster

'Students will find this a lucid and reliable source of essential information.' - Patricia Clavin, Keele University

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