Product Description

A comprehensive historical dictionary which defines Modern Europe through its important events and people. It is cross-referenced and thus provides associated links and connections.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3812658 in Books
• Published on: 2000-08-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

Review
'Students will find this a lucid and reliable source of essential information' - Patrica Clavin, Keele University

'A succinct guide to the major issues and personalities of the past 200 years of European history. It is thoroughly cross-referenced and will surely prove indispensable.' - Ruth Henig, University of Lancaster

From the Back Cover
An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a comprehensive historical dictionary which defines Modern Europe through its important events and people. It includes entries on:
* key people from Napoleon Bonaparte to Hitler
* key political and military events
* influential political, social, cultural and economic movements
An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 offers accessible and concise accounts of over 400 subjects. The book is cross-referenced and thus provides associated links and connections, while the appendix contains essential extra information on European monarchies. The book contains five helpful maps of the continent's geopolitical organisation which guides the reader along.
An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a valuable companion for A-Level and undergraduate students of history and politics, and is a source of ready information for anyone interested in Europe's past and present. It is intended to complement an A-Z of Modern Britain by John Plowright.