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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berger, Stefan.

Series:

Blackwell companions to European history.

Blackwell companions to European history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--History--1789-1900.

Europe.

Europe--History--1871-1918.

Europe--Social conditions--1789-1900.

Europe--Social conditions--20th century.

Europe--Civilization--19th century.

Europe--Civilization--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (558 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-498) and index.

ISBN:

9786610285983

9781280285981

1280285982

9781780340685

1780340680

9781405168649

1405168641

9780470996263

0470996269

9781405152327

140515232X

OCLC:

475964788