An Introduction To Modern Western Civilization - Couverture souple

Clingan, Edmund

 
9781462054381: An Introduction To Modern Western Civilization

Synopsis

Over the past 250 years, Europe and the United States have changed from simple societies into complex, densely-populated, industrial powerhouses. This book explains how it happened in clear language intended for the general reader. Each chapter includes a timeline, key terms and persons, and web-based sources of writings from the time. "We may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us."

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Biographie de l'auteur

Edmund Clingan received his education at the City University of New York and the Universities of Bonn and Wisconsin-Madison. His previous books are Finance from Kaiser to Führer: Budget Politics in Germany, 1912 -1934, and The Lives of Hans Luther, 1879-1962: German Chancellor, Reichsbank President and Hitler's Ambassador. He is currently Associate Professor of History at Queensborough Community College, City University of New York.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Over the past 250 years, Europe and the United States have changed from simple societies into complex, densely-populated, industrial powerhouses. This book explains how it happened in clear language intended for the general reader. Each chapter includes a timeline, key terms and persons, and web-based sources of writings from the time. "We may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us."

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