The complete idiot's guide to European history

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The complete idiot's guide to European history

2nd ed.
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Geared towards AP History students or anyone interested in history, this updated guide provides easy-to-understand facts covering hundreds of years of European history in the areas of culture, economy, politics and social history.

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Publisher
Alpha Books
Language
English
Pages
442

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The complete idiot's guide to European history
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Table of Contents

Climbing out of the Middle Ages (c1300-1600). The end of the world as we know it ; Civilization reborn ; Time for a change in the Church ; Time for an alternative to the Church ; The Catholic and Counter reformations
Might makes right, right? (c1450-1750). God, gold, and glory ; Our religious is better than your religion ; Am I in charge? Absolutely! ; The Eastern absolutists
Revolutions galore (c1500-1800). Revolt of the scientists ; Enlightening the public, not the people ; The agricultural revolution and an expanding Europe ; The French revolution
You say you want more revolution? (c1776-1900). A "little" guy named Napoleon, a big wig named Metternich ; The industrial revolution ; Intriguing new ideologies ; Nineteenth-century growing pains ; What a tangled web
Big wars and big bangs (Twentieth century). Turning the world upside down ; World war: second verse, worse than the first ; The Cold War era
Modern Europe: as crazy as ever (c1989-present). Old continent, new millennium ; Out with the old USSR, in with the new Russia
The EU, the Euro, and the unstable economy.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York, N.Y
Other Titles
Idiot's guide to European history, European history

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940
Library of Congress
D102 .B28 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxii, 442 p. :
Number of pages
442

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25214237M
ISBN 10
161564122X
ISBN 13
9781615641222
LCCN
2011904914
OCLC/WorldCat
733450457

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