A history of the modern world /
Edition statement:6th ed. Published by : Knopf, (New York :) Physical details: xvi, 1106 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm ISBN:0394335961; 9780394335964; 0394533968; 9780394533964. Year: 1984| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | 909.08 PAL (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | APA061178 |
The rise of Europe -- The upheaval in Christendom, 1300-1560 -- Economic renewal and wars of religion, 1560-1648 -- The establishment of West-European leadership -- The transformation of Eastern Europe, 1648-1740 -- The struggle for wealth and empire -- The scientific view of the world -- The age of Enlightenment -- The French revolution -- Napoleonic Europe -- Reaction versus progress, 1815-1848 -- Revolution and the reimposition of order, 1848-1870 -- The consolidation of large nation-states, 1859-1871 -- European civilization, 1871-1914 -- Europe's world supremacy -- The first World War -- The Russian revolution and the Soviet Union -- The apparent victory of democracy -- Democracy and dictatorship -- The second World War -- The contemporary age: Cold War, communism, and colonial revolution -- The contemporary age: crises and coexistence.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 968-1074) and index.
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