Europe's Long Century: Society, Politics, and Culture 1900-1945 (1) - Couverture souple

Di Scala, Professor Spencer M

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199778515 ISBN 13 : 9780199778515

Editeur : Oxford University Press, USA, 2012

Synopsis

The twentieth century has been interpreted as a short century marked by extremes. According to this view, the century lasted only from 1914 to 1989 or 1991. These dates coincide with the rise and fall of communism that came to power in Russia in 1917 and ended with the fall of the Berlin wall (1989) or that of the Soviet Union (1991). Thus, the concept of a short century is unduly influenced by a Cold War perspective. In Europe's Long Century, Spencer Di Scala presents an alternative view that will be more helpful to undergraduate history students in the twenty-first-century: namely, that twentieth century Europe was actually a "long" century lasting approximately from 1900 to 2000 with patterns and antecedents discernible before the century began and that continue to be elaborated today.

Comprehensive, current, and affordable, Europe's Long Century integrates the histories of Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Balkans that are often neglected in similar treatments. It also thoroughly covers the role of science in shaping modern European life, and the book's "biographical sketches" profile the lives of important--though not always well known--people who influenced Europe's long century.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Spencer Di Scala is Professor of History and past graduate program director at University of Massachusetts Boston. He is the author of several books, including Italy from Revolution to Republic (2009), European Political Thought: 1815-1989 (1998), Italian Socialism Between Politics and History (1996), and Renewing Italian Socialism: Nenni to Craxi (OUP, 1988).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, USA
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199778515
• ISBN 13: 9780199778515
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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