Bibliograph

The pursuit of power, Europe 1815-1914, Richard J. Evans

Type

Label

The pursuit of power, Europe 1815-1914, Richard J. Evans

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The pursuit of power

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

944380322

Responsibility statement

Richard J. Evans

Series statement

Penguin history of Europe, 7

Sub title

Europe 1815-1914

Summary

Examines the century between the fall of Napoleon and the outbreak of World War I, discussing events ranging from the crumbling of the Spanish, Ottoman, and Mughal empires and the rise of British imperial ambition to the violent revolution in Spain and the unifications of Germany and Italy

Table Of Contents

The legacies of revolution -- The paradoxes of freedom -- The European spring -- The social revolution -- The conquest of nature -- The age of emotion -- The challenge of democracy -- The wages of empire

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