Cengage Advantage Books: Western Civilization A History of European Society, Compact Edition, Volume II

by Hause, Steven; Maltby, William

• ISBN13: 9780534621667
• ISBN10: 053462166X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-10
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This affordable CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS version of WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A HISTORY OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY, COMPACT EDITION, VOLUME II offers a concise overview of the social and political forces that have shaped the West. In fewer pages than other texts, Hause and Maltby's narrative presents a social history of Western civilization within the essential contexts of major military and political events. Primary sources--excerpts of original documents that flesh out the concepts covered in the narrative, tables and graphs that collect the raw social and economic data of history--bring you right into the pages of history, giving you a fascinating look at the events that have shaped the world in which they live. Prominent subheads create a "virtual outline" that helps you quickly locate, read, and review key information. An in-text pronunciation guide and extensive end-of-chapter review materials--involve you in the story of the West.

Table of Contents

Overseas Conquest and Religious War to 1648

Preindustrial Europe: Science, the Economy, and Political Reorganization

The Social and Economic Structure of the Old Regime

Daily Life in the Old Regime

The Political Evolution of the Old Regime, 1715+89

The Culture of Old Regime Europe

The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789+1815

Industrialization and the Social and Economic Structure of Europe

Daily Life in the Nineteenth Century

The Defense of the Old Regime, 1815+48

Europe in an Age of Nationalism, 1848+70

Europe in the Belle +poque, 1871+1914

Imperialism, War, and Revolution, 1881+1920

Europe in an Age of Dictatorship, 1919+39 553

Europe in an Age of Total War: World War II, 1939+45

The Social and Economic Structure of Contemporary Europe

Europe in the Age of the Cold War, 1945+75

The New Belle +poque: Democracy and Prosperity Since 1975

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