European History for Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
428 pages
978-0-7645-7060-5 (ISBN)
Description
A fascinating glimpse into the formation of a continent
The rich variety of Europe's history rolled into one thrilling account
This book takes you on a fascinating journey through the disasters, triumphs, people, power, and politics that have helped shape the Europe we know today and you'll meet some incredible characters on the way! From Roman relics to Renaissance, World Wars, and Eurovision, European History For Dummies packs in the facts alongside the fun and brings the past alive.
Discover
* The origins of the continent
* The roles religion, power, and politics have played in shaping the Europe of today
* How Europe became an industrial superpower
* The impact the past has on the present
The rich variety of Europe's history rolled into one thrilling account
This book takes you on a fascinating journey through the disasters, triumphs, people, power, and politics that have helped shape the Europe we know today and you'll meet some incredible characters on the way! From Roman relics to Renaissance, World Wars, and Eurovision, European History For Dummies packs in the facts alongside the fun and brings the past alive.
Discover
* The origins of the continent
* The roles religion, power, and politics have played in shaping the Europe of today
* How Europe became an industrial superpower
* The impact the past has on the present
Reviews / Votes
"...Lang has produced a comprehensive, concise, fascinating account...of the main events that have helped shaped modern history..." (The Times Educational Supplement, June 2006) "...well worth reading, handy as a reference book..." (The Teacher, July 2006)More details
Person
Sean Lang studied history at Oxford and has been teaching it to school, college, and university students for the past 20 years. He is the author of British History For Dummies and has written textbooks on nineteenth and twentieth century history. He is Honorary Secretary of the Historical Association and co-editor of Twentieth Century History Review. He writes regularly for the Times Educational Supplement and for BBC History Magazine and has written on history teaching for the Council of Europe. Sean is currently based in Cambridge where he is Research Fellow in History at Anglia Ruskin University.
Content
Introduction.
Part I: Origins of a Continent.
Chapter 1: Not so much a continent, more a view of life.
Chapter 2: The Stone Age Rocks.
Part II: Europe of the Ancients.
Chapter 3: You're Ancient History!
Chapter 4: The Ups and Downs of the Roman Empire.
Part III: Middle Ages.
Chapter 5: Dancing in the Dark Ages.
Chapter 6: Gold, Murder, and Frankish Sense.
Chapter 7: Knock, Knock, Knocking Heads at Heaven's Door.
Chapter 8: Don't Call Us Medieval!
Part IV: New Ideas, New Worlds.
Chapter 9: Back to the Future: The Renaissance.
Chapter 10: Reformation Ruckus.
Chapter 11: Mass and Nassacre: The Wars of Religion.
Chapter 12: Tsar Wars.
Chapter 13: Absolute Power: The Sun King Rises.
Part V: Europe Rules the World.
Chapter 14: The (Almost) Irresistible Rise of France and Russia.
Chapter 15: Seeking Enlightenment.
Chapter 16: France Catches a Cold - and We're all Sneezing.
Chapter 17: Grime Wave: Europe Gets Industrial.
Chapter 18: Building Nations.
Part VI: Europe Tears Itself in Two.
Chapter 19: Europe's Age of Empire.
Chapter 20: The War to End All Wars - Doesn't.
Chapter 21: Revolution in Russia.
Chapter 22: Europe Goes to Extremes.
Chapter 23: World War and Cold War.
Chapter 24: Eurovision.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 25: Ten Europeans who Dominated the Continent.
Chapter 26: Ten Days That Shook Europe - and the World.
Chapter 27: Ten Places (apart from Naples) to See Before You Die.
Chapter 28: Ten Things Europe (and the World) Could Have Done Without.
Index.
Part I: Origins of a Continent.
Chapter 1: Not so much a continent, more a view of life.
Chapter 2: The Stone Age Rocks.
Part II: Europe of the Ancients.
Chapter 3: You're Ancient History!
Chapter 4: The Ups and Downs of the Roman Empire.
Part III: Middle Ages.
Chapter 5: Dancing in the Dark Ages.
Chapter 6: Gold, Murder, and Frankish Sense.
Chapter 7: Knock, Knock, Knocking Heads at Heaven's Door.
Chapter 8: Don't Call Us Medieval!
Part IV: New Ideas, New Worlds.
Chapter 9: Back to the Future: The Renaissance.
Chapter 10: Reformation Ruckus.
Chapter 11: Mass and Nassacre: The Wars of Religion.
Chapter 12: Tsar Wars.
Chapter 13: Absolute Power: The Sun King Rises.
Part V: Europe Rules the World.
Chapter 14: The (Almost) Irresistible Rise of France and Russia.
Chapter 15: Seeking Enlightenment.
Chapter 16: France Catches a Cold - and We're all Sneezing.
Chapter 17: Grime Wave: Europe Gets Industrial.
Chapter 18: Building Nations.
Part VI: Europe Tears Itself in Two.
Chapter 19: Europe's Age of Empire.
Chapter 20: The War to End All Wars - Doesn't.
Chapter 21: Revolution in Russia.
Chapter 22: Europe Goes to Extremes.
Chapter 23: World War and Cold War.
Chapter 24: Eurovision.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 25: Ten Europeans who Dominated the Continent.
Chapter 26: Ten Days That Shook Europe - and the World.
Chapter 27: Ten Places (apart from Naples) to See Before You Die.
Chapter 28: Ten Things Europe (and the World) Could Have Done Without.
Index.