Twentieth-Century Europe - A Brief History, 1900 to the Present

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

List of contents

Preface vii
 
Part 1 Overview: 1900-1919 1
 
1 Before the Deluge: Europe, 1900-1914 5
 
2 The Great War, 1914-1918 35
 
3 Revolution and Peacemaking, 1917-1919 65
 
Part 2 Overview: 1919-1939 91
 
4 Aftershocks of the Great War 95
 
5 Recovery and Prosperity, 1919-1929 117
 
6 From Depression to War, 1929-1939 145
 
Part 3 Overview: 1939-1967 171
 
7 Armageddon: Europe in World War II, 1939-1945 175
 
8 Cold War and Decolonization, 1945-1961 207
 
9 Out of the Ashes: From Stunde Null (zero hour) to a New Golden Age, 1945-1967 235
 
Part 4 Overview: 1968-Present 269
 
10 Metamorphosis: An Era of Revolutionary Change, 1968-1988 275
 
11 Searching for Meaning in a Multicultural World 313
 
12 Charting a New Course: Europe from 1989 to the Present 345
 
Appendix 379
 
Index 384

Product details

• Authors: Michael D Richards, Michael D. Richards, Michael D. Waibel Richards, Paul R Waibel, Paul R. Waibel
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2014
• EAN: 9781118651414
• ISBN: 978-1-118-65141-4
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 217 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Geschichte, History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Europa /Geschichte, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Zeitgeschichte Europas im 20./21. Jhd., 20th Century & Contemporary European History