Europe in the Modern World Edward Berenson

Europe in the Modern World Edward Berenson

1. ISBN-10

   0199840806
2. ISBN-13

   978-0199840809
3. Europe in the Modern World: A New Narrative Historical past Since 1500 is an unusually participating narrative historical past of Europe since 1500. Written by an award profitable instructor and scholar, the narrative highlights the main episodes of the European previous and vividly connects these episodes to main worldwide occasions. Every chapter opens with a compelling biographical sketch from Toussaint Louverture to Leni Riefenstahl that provides the ebook’s concepts a vibrant, human face, whereas “Writing Historical past” workout routines at the finish of every chapter provide college students step-by-step steering towards efficient, polished prose. Taken collectively, the finish of chapter workout routines represent a robust expository writing program distinctive to this ebook.

   Europe in the Modern World pays significantly extra consideration to financial historical past than do different textbooks, demonstrating the position that financial developments and the political, social, and cultural responses to them play in shaping the political and social lifetime of a given age. By taking politics and economics significantly whereas doing justice to social and cultural life, Europe in the Modern World explains the key phenomena of the Western previous with readability and verve. The ebook reads not like a typical tutorial textual content, however extra like the greatest narrative historical past.