The Eighteenth Century by T C W Blanning
The eighteenth century was a time of expansion, forming the hinge between the old world and the new for, by its end, change was not only detectable, it was also seen to be irreversible. These specially commissioned chapters, written by experts in the field, address all the major issues in Europe's political, economic, religious, cultural, and international history.
Reviewed along side "The Nineteenth Century" by same author, "compendious, informed, instructive, readable and easy to handle...evoke thoughtful, colourful and lively essays...For scholars and specialists their most rewarding aspect is the way all contributions examine traditional and up-to-the-minut interpretation, pointing out interpretative virtues and shortcomings and providing perspectives that are the more satisfying for being tentative rather than totalitarian. Statements are backed by information, generalizations carry corroboration, statistics are soberly (and moderately)used, less for support than for illumination. Maps, chronological tables and suggestions for further reading also prove helpful...Tim Blanning and his colleagues have done justice to the fraught, fantastic times they have had to grapple with", Eugen Weber, TLS, 15th December 2000
An important and valuable contribution to the comparative understanding of Britain and Germany from 1750 to 1850. * Jörn Leonhard, Wadham College, Oxford *
The contributions, which offer a wide range of new perspectives in detail generally based on original source material, allow a deeper insight into the advantages of comparative analysis, especially where the articles concentrate sustematically on both Britain and Germany. * Jörn Leonhard, Wadham College, Oxford *
The illustration of the different meanings and ambiguities of contemporary key concepts of the period such as state, reform, revolution and parliament in Germany and Britain is clearly one of the most valuable outcomes of this book. It is hoped that such a collection will inspire more comparisons on a European level of analysis. * Jörn Leonhard, Wadham College, Oxford *
Important text for access to Europe on the eve of industrialization. Dr Tim Megarry, Senior Lecturuer in Sociology and Anthropology, University of Greenwich
An important and valuable contribution to the comparative understanding of Britain and Germany from 1750 to 1850. * Jörn Leonhard, Wadham College, Oxford *
The contributions, which offer a wide range of new perspectives in detail generally based on original source material, allow a deeper insight into the advantages of comparative analysis, especially where the articles concentrate sustematically on both Britain and Germany. * Jörn Leonhard, Wadham College, Oxford *
The illustration of the different meanings and ambiguities of contemporary key concepts of the period such as state, reform, revolution and parliament in Germany and Britain is clearly one of the most valuable outcomes of this book. It is hoped that such a collection will inspire more comparisons on a European level of analysis. * Jörn Leonhard, Wadham College, Oxford *
Important text for access to Europe on the eve of industrialization. Dr Tim Megarry, Senior Lecturuer in Sociology and Anthropology, University of Greenwich
T.C.W. Blanning is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198731207 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198731205 |
| Title | The Eighteenth Century |
| Author | T C W Blanning |
| Series | Short Oxford History Of Europe |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2000-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 316 |
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