Europe Since 1870: An International History - Joll, James
an international history
KORTE INHOUD
Europe Since 1870 attempts a broad synthesis of a long and crowded period of history: a time of confusion and contradiction, when the main themes were provided by great mass movements- liberalism, imperialism, fascism, communism. And, ironically, this was the era of the conflicting concepts of both "national self-determination" and European unity. Professor Joll places these factors in their historical and chronological context, tracing their origins and following their development. Within the political and ideological framework, he studies the intellectual and artistic influences of the time, exploring their transformational impact on European society. The period begins with Germany's emergence as the strongest European power ; and it ends with the efforts to achieve a new equilibrium in Europe and a new role for the continent after the defeat of the German hegemony. James Joll stresses the pre-1914 origin of most of the movements that have affected contemporary history, and demonstrates the continuity of th...
