The European World Since 1815: Triumph and Transition

Table of contents

• Title Page v
• Preface vii
• Contents ix
• List of Maps and Charts xiv
• List of Illustrations xv
• The Origins of the European World Introduction xvii
• The Nineteenth Century: the Golden Age of the European World Part One 1
• Introduction: Social Forces and Social Change 1
• Romanticism and Reaction Chapter One 7
• The Rising Tide of Revolution Chapter Two 33
• The Revolution in Economic Life Chapter Three 59
• Revolution at Floodtide Chapter Four 89
• The Realist Reaction Chapter Five 117
• The Politics of Power, 1852-1871 Chapter Six 144
• The Spread of Modern Industry Chapter Seven 172
• Democratic Reform and Social Strife, 1871-1914 Chapter Eight 200
• Three Archaic Empires Chapter Nine 228
• The Revival of Western Imperialism Chapter Ten 253
• European Culture and Society: the End of the Golden Age Chapter Eleven 284
• The Twentieth Century: from Western Civilization to World Civilization Part Two 311
• Introduction: from Western Civilization to World Civilization 311
• The First World War Chapter Twelve 315
• Disintegration and Collapse Chapter Thirteen 345
• Liberal Attempts at Reconstruction Chapter Fourteen 375
• Authoritarian Attempts at Reconstruction Chapter Fifteen 404
• The Second World War Chapter Sixteen 433
• The Aftermath of War Chapter Seventeen 462
• The End of Western Hegemony Chapter Eighteen 488
• The Struggle for a New World Order Chapter Nineteen 514
• Tendencies of Twentieth-Century Civilization Chapter Twenty 549
• Chronology 576
• A Reading List 586
• Index 617

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