A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Europe

This Companion provides an overview of European history during the 'long' nineteenth century, from 1789 to 1914. It consists of 32 chapters written by leading international scholars. It balances coverage of political, diplomatic and international history with discussion of economic, social and cultural concerns. It covers both Eastern and Western European states, including Britain. It pays considerable attention to smaller countries as well as to the great powers. It compares particular phenomena and developments across Europe.

ISBN 1405113200   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9781405113205 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1204 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Oxford Imprint Blackwell Publishing Ltd   Series title Blackwell Companions to European History Format Hardback   Height (mm) 259 Publication date 03 Feb 2006   Width (mm) 187 Library of Congress 2005013073   Spine width (mm) 43 DEWEY 940.28   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22   Alternative ISBN 9780470996263 Pages 560

Pt. I		The idea of "Europeanness" and the construction of European identity		1
1		Insiders and outsiders : borders in nineteenth-century Europe by Bo Strath		3
2		Visual representations of Europe in the nineteenth century : the age of nationalism and imperialism by Michael Wintle		11
Pt. II		Agriculture, industry, and social change		29
3		Rural society and agricultural revolution by Hamish Graham		31
4		Industrial revolution, commerce, and trade by Robert Lee		44
5		Demography, urbanization, and migration by Robert Lee		56
6		Lords and peasants by Carl Levy		70
7		Bourgeois society by Pamela Pilbeam		86
8		The disappearance of the traditional artisan by James R. Farr		98
9		The social condition of the working class by Jutta Schwarzkopf		109
Pt. III		Political developments		123
10		Revolutions and revolutionaries : histories, concepts, and myths by Sharif Gemie		125
11		The rise of the modern Leviathan : state functions and state features by Jorn Leonhard		137
12		The democratic experience by John Garrard		149
13		Labor movements by Stefan Berger		164
14		National movements by Stefan Berger		178
15		The "woman question" by Kathleen Canning		193
Pt. IV		Intellectual developments and religion		209
16		Political ideologies : liberalism, conservatism, and socialism by Edmund Neill		211
17		Social Darwinism and race by Mike Hakwins		224
18		The age of Catholic revival by Oded Heilbronner		236
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