A Short History of Europe, Second Edition From the Greeks and Romans to the Present Day

by Alcock, Antony

• ISBN13: 9780333994078
• ISBN10: 0333994078
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-09
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

In this work, Antony Alcock recounts the historical development of Europe from the Greek city states through to the 2000 Nice Treaty on European Integration. This Short History of Europe is told simply and accessibly, yet provides the political, economic, social and cultural context for Europe's increasing integration, based on the three pillars of Greek political thought, Roman law and the Christian religion, including analysis of new material, Antony Alcock brings his history fully up-to-date looking at such issues as the collapse of Yugoslavia, immigration and asylum seekers and finally consideration of the future of Europe in the 21st century.

Author Biography

Antony Alcock is Professor Emeritus of European Studies, University of Ulster.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	ix
Foreword	x
J. E. Spence
List of Abbreviations	xiii
Ancient Greece 2000--280BC	1	(16)
Rome: Republic and Empire 753BC--565AD	17	(20)
Christianity 100BC--1200AD	37	(14)
The Papacy and the Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire 700--1000AD	51	(13)
Eastern Europe 600--1100AD	64	(11)
The High Middle Ages: The Power of the Papacy 1000--1300AD	75	(14)
The End of the Middle Ages and the Rise of States 1300--1500AD	89	(21)
The Expansion of Europe and the First Colonial Empires 1500--1650AD	110	(14)
Reformation, Counter Reformation and Religious War 1500--1650AD	124	(20)
Continental Absolutism and English Political Liberty 1650--1789AD	144	(24)
The Industrial and French Revolutions 1750--1850AD	168	(24)
The Uncertain Giant 1850--1914AD	192	(27)
The Zenith of Nationalism 1914--1945AD	219	(24)
The Continent Divided 1945--1991AD	243	(23)
Ever Closer Union	266	(21)
Notes	287	(17)
Select Bibliography	304	(7)
Index	311