Europe in the Contemporary World: 1900 to the Present: A Narrative History with Documents

Europe in the Contemporary World: 1900 to the Present, 2nd edition, is a comprehensive history of Europe in a global context during the 20th and 21st centuries, incorporating political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual history. It includes 131 images and 23 maps, is organized around key themes, and offers a balanced treatment of positive and negative developments. The book also includes picture essays and document sections, with updated material on 21st-century issues, globalization, the end of the Cold War, European countercultures, and more. It is the definitive guide to Europe and its place in the world since 1900 for students and scholars.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 624 pages
\n Publication date: 25 February 2021
\n Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This newly updated and improved edition of Bonnie G. Smiths classic textbook provides the most authoritative history available of Europe in a global context during the 20th and 21st centuries. It cleverly incorporates elements of political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual history and presents an integrated history with detailed coverage right century. Including 131 images and 23 maps, Europe in the Contemporary World: 1900 to the Present is organized around key themes within a chronological chapter structure that is easy to follow. Smiths balanced treatment of the subject allows for a comprehensive assessment of the positive and negative developments in European history over the period, as well as the wider impact of this in the world at large. The book also includes picture essays and document sections, which provide variety and foreground the importance of primary sources, and useful end-of-chapter further readings for students who wish to investigate specific topics in greater depth. The enhanced 2nd edition contains:

A new chapter on the 21st-century issues that have challenged and continue to challenge Europe
More material on globalization, the end of the Cold War, European countercultures, and various other topics
Historiographic updates throughout Europe in the Contemporary World: 1900 to the Present is the definitive guide to Europe and its place in the world since 1900 for students and scholars alike.

\n Weight: 1194g\n
Dimension: 177 x 250 x 41 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781350029545\n
Edition number: 2 ed\n