| The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions That Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815 Contributor(s): Blanning, Tim (Author), Cannadine, David (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0143113895 ISBN-13: 9780143113898 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Revolutionary - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 940.25 |
| Series: Penguin History of Europe (Viking) |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.55 lbs) 752 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: History writing at its glorious best.--The New York Times A triumphant success. Blanning] brings knowledge, expertise, sound judgment and a colorful narrative style.--The Economist The New York Times bestselling volume in the Penguin History of Europe series Between the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Battle of Waterloo, Europe underwent an extraordinary transformatoin that saw five of the modern world's great revolutions--scientific, industrial, American, French, and romantic. In this much-admired addition to the monumental Penguin History of Europe series, Tim Blanning brilliantly investigates the forces that transformed Europe from a medieval society into a vigorous powerhose of the modern world. Blanning renders this vast subject immediate and absorbing by making fresh connections between the most mundane details of life and the major cultural, political, and technological transformations that birthed the modern age. |