Europe's uncertain path, 1814-1914 : state formation and civil society / R.S. Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, R. S., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change.

History.

Nationalism.

Civil society.

Political culture.

Europe--Politics and government--1815-1871.

Europe.

Politics and government.

Europe--Politics and government--1871-1918.

Political culture--Europe--History--19th century.

Political culture--Europe--History--20th century.

Civil society--Europe--History--19th century.

Civil society--Europe--History--20th century.

Nationalism--Europe--History--19th century.

Nationalism--Europe--History--20th century.

Social change--Europe--History.

Europe--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xviii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

Summary:

Europe's Uncertain Path is an introduction to Europe's turbulent history from 1814 to 1914. It presents a clear narrative of the major political events, set against the backdrop of social, economic, and cultural change.

Alexander offers balanced coverage of Eastern, Western, and Central Europe. He explains the causes and outcomes of major events: the effect of the emergence of mass politics; the evolution of political ideologies: the link between foreign and domestic policy; and the breakdown of the states system. The emphasis throughout is on the relation between state formation and growth in civil society, and the differences and similarities of this experience across countries.

Enhanced by illustrations, maps, and figures, Europe's Uncertain Path provides a through background for anyone interested in modern European history. Book jacket.

Contents:

A World Half Restored : The Vienna Settlement and the Restoration Regimes

Political Contestation from the Vienna Settlement to the 1830 Revolutions, 1814-1832

Stability, Stasis or Decay? : Europe from 1830 to 1848

The Underpinnings of Politics : Economic, Social, and Cultural Developments Up to Mid-Century

Europe in Transition : the 1848 Revolutions and the Crimean War

Wars of National Unification and Revolution in the European States System, from the 1850s to 1871

Europe from the Paris Commune to the fall of Bismarck, 1871-1892

The Underpinnings of Politics: Economic, Social, and Cultural Developments From Mid-Century to 1914

Towards Destruction? : From the 1890s to the mid-1900s

Transition Re-Routed : from the mid-1900s to the Great War.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781405100526

1405100524

9781405100533

1405100532

OCLC:

747099268