So, About Modern Europe...

A Conversational History from the Enlightenment to the Present Day

AvDavid Imhoof

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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The West – Europe and the USA – has kind of had its way with the world for a few centuries. Why else does everyone speak English, listen to hip-hop, and want to buy Mercedes?Starting with the Enlightenment, Europeans developed big ideas that have increased opportunities for people around the world and raised standards of living. But those same ideas have also produced wars, genocide, colonialism, and the potential for global environmental disaster. This book describes the origins and legacy of this mixed bag of ideas which includes everything from democracy and feminism to those old foes, communism and capitalism. After all, it’s a bag which still shapes how most people on the planet look at things today.In a natural, funny and engaging style, So, About Modern Europe... expertly guides readers through the good, the bad and the indifferent of modern European history, convincingly arguing the need to ‘tip the cap’ to the Enlightenment and its influence along the way.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-01-14
Mått:164 x 236 x 22 mm
Vikt:640 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350148697

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David Imhoof is Professor of History at Susquehanna University, USA. He is the author of Becoming a Nazi Town: Culture and Politics in Göttingen between the World Wars (2013) and co-editor of The Total Work of Art: Foundations, Articulations, Inspirations (2016).

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David Imhoof has written a refreshing and carefully conceived conversational history of modern Europe. His engaging and humorous style will certainly appeal to students looking for an accessible introduction to this subject.

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List of FiguresIntroduction1. (Re)birthing New Ideas in the Renaissance2. Science is a Human Invention3. The Enlightenment will Free You and Mess You Up4. Now, That’s a Revolution! (France, 1789)5. I’ve got a Fever, and the only Prescription is more Nationalism!6. Industrialization, or: Welcome to the Machine7. On the Road Again: The Ideas and Violence of Western Imperialism8. Look, We’ve Got to Talk about the Enlightenment9. World War I: The War that Did Nothing but Changed Everything10. Between the Wars without a Center, or: Up the Creek without a Paddle11. Downhill all the Way: World War II and the Holocaust12. The Cold War as a Line in the Sand13. The Long, Strange, and Not-So-Complete Death of Colonialism14. The End of History, or Something Like That15. You Do You: Identity PoliticsEpilogueFurther ReadingIndex