Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914 / Edition 3

by Robert Gildea

Overview

This is a comprehensive survey of European history from the coup d'etat of Napoleon Bonaparte in France to the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand at Sarajevo, which led to the First World War. It concentrates on the twin themes of revolution and nationalism, which often combined in the early part of the century but which increasingly became rival creeds. Going beyond traditional political and diplomatic history, the book incorporates the results of recent research on population movements, the expansion of markets, the accumulation of capital, social mobility, education, changing patterns of leisure, religious practices, and intellectual and artistic developments.
The work falls into three chronological sections. The first, starting in 1800 (rather than the more usual 1815) follows the build-up of the revolutionary currents which were eventually going to erupt in the ‘Year of Revolutions' 1848. The second, from 1850 to 1880, deals with the golden age of capitalism, the successful culmination of struggles for national unification, and the threat of anarchism. The concluding chapters look at the social and political stresses caused by socialism and national minorities, at new attempts by government to order society, imperial rivalry, and the descent into a war which was to mark the end of nineteenth-century Europe.
For this third edition, Dr Gildea has substantially revised the text and maps, and completely updated the bibliography. New introductory sections guide the reader through the wealth of material in each chapter. The new edition also includes a full chronology of the period, a list of leading state ministers, and family trees for all the major dynasties.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199253005
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/24/2003
Series:	Short Oxford History of the Modern World
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	9.26(w) x 6.38(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

Robert Gildea is Professor of Modern French History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Merton College.

Table of Contents

List of MapsList of TablesPart I: Europe 1800-18501. The Quickening Pace2. Napoleonic Europe3. Metternich's Europe4. The Revolutions of 18485. Hierarchies of CulturePart II: Europe 1850-18806. Mid-Century Prosperity7. Nationalism and Unification8. Revolution Contained9. Mid-Century CulturePart III: Europe 1880-191410. The Struggle for Economic Supremacy11. Problems of National Integration12. The Race for Empire13. The Management of Society14. Culture at the Turn of the Century15. The Break-Up of Nineteenth-Century EuropeBibliographyBiographical Dictionary of Major FiguresIndex

Editorial Reviews

"A brilliant blend of synthesis and original insight"—T.C.W. Blanning

"[The book] includes an impressive amount of detailed information, a good deal of it not to be found in its more obvious competitors'"—Times Literary Supplement

"Gildea's book has some fine passages... and much material vividly illustrating his points."—English Historical Review

"A formidable achievement ...the coverage is succinct and clear...the detailed treatment of particular themes is as satisfactory as the general arrangement of the work...the overwhelming impression is of a subtle intelligence at work and the result is an excellent and comprehensive study."—The Times Higher Education Supplement

"...Gildea is to be congratulated for undertaking such a public service, and for carrying it out with considerable aplomb."—Catholic Herald

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