Seán Lang

European History For Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The rich variety of Europe s history rolled into one thrillingaccount. This book takes you on a fascinating journey through thedisasters, triumphs, people, power and politics that have shapedthe Europe we know today - and you ll meet some incrediblecharacters along the way! From Roman relics to Renaissance, WorldWars and Eurovision, European History For Dummies packs inthe facts alongside the fun and brings the past alive.

Accompanied by access to a value-add timeline and Who s Whoin European History section on dummies.com
This new edition contains an 8-page colour insert so youcan see who, what, and where the ensuing historical action takesplace.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 825g
• ISBN-13: 9780470978184
• ISBN-10: 047097818X
• Artikelnr.: 32204891

Autorenporträt

Seán Lang, PhD, is the author of the bestselling British History For Dummies, now in its third edition. He is a senior university lecturer in history and has been teaching history to school, college and university students for more than two decades.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part I: Origins of a Continent 7
Chapter 1: Not So Much a Continent, More a Way of Life 9
Chapter 2: The Stone Age Rocks 19
Part II: Europe of the Ancients 31
Chapter 3: You're Ancient History! 33
Chapter 4: The Ups and Downs of the Roman Empire 49
Part III: Middle Ages 63
Chapter 5: Dancing in the Dark Ages 65
Chapter 6: Gold, Murder, and Frankish Sense 79
Chapter 7: Knock, Knock, Knocking Heads at Heaven's Door 95
Chapter 8: Don't Call Us Medieval! 109
Part IV: New Ideas, New Worlds 123
Chapter 9: Back to the Future: The Renaissance 125
Chapter 10: Reformation Ruckus 139
Chapter 11: Mass and Massacre: The Wars of Religion 153
Chapter 12: Tsar Wars 167
Chapter 13: Absolute Power: The Sun King Rises 181
Part V: Europe Rules the World 195
Chapter 14: The (Almost) Irresistible Rise of France and Russia 197
Chapter 15: Seeking Enlightenment 211
Chapter 16: France Catches a Cold - and We're All Still Sneezing 225
Chapter 17: Grime Wave: Europe Gets Industrial 239
Chapter 18: Building Nations 253
Part VI: Europe Tears Itself in Two 267
Chapter 19: Europe's Age of Empire 269
Chapter 20: The War to End All Wars - Doesn't 283
Chapter 21: Revolution in Russia 297
Chapter 22: Europe Goes to Extremes 311
Chapter 23: World War to Cold War 325
Chapter 24: Eurovision 339
Chapter 25: New Millennium: New Europe 351
Part VII: The Part of Tens 365
Chapter 26: Ten Europeans Who Dominated the Continent 367
Chapter 27: Ten Days That Shook Europe - and the World 373
Chapter 28: Ten Places (apart from Naples) to See Before You Die 379
Chapter 29: Ten Things Europe (and the World) Could Have Done Without 385
Index 391