This new edition of the seminal and best selling history of Europe's century of global ascendancy includes a new introduction and bibliography. The carefully drawn discussions are pulled together and reinforced by a new afterword. Presented in a new textbook format and thoroughly revised throughout, the survey provides students with an invaluable guide to a notoriously complex period. Lucidly written and constructed as a series of essays, the text covers the political and economic balance of power, the mechanics of government, economy and society, states, nations, europe and the world, Armed Forces and war and romanticism, evolution and consciousness. Reviews of the previous editions`Anderson's book is one of the few that explains economic, social, military, intellectual and colonial developments in a clear, precise and engaging manner.'Teaching History `Packed with shrewdness, wisdom and well-directed erudition...invaluble to university students and teachers.' British Book News
M S Anderson - The Ascendancy of Europe, 1815 - 1914, 2e Back cover Of the two editions: Professor Anderson s book is one of the few that explains economic, social, military, intellectual and colonial developments in a clear, precise and engaging manner. Teaching History ...well-written, stimulating, thoughtful... French History . ...an exceptionally helpful guide to a much deeper understanding of European history in these years. History ...packed with shrewdness, wisdom and well-directed erudition...invaluable to university students (and teachers). British Book News In this well-known, best-selling book M S Anderson explores the major aspects of European history in the century from the Congress of Vienna to the First World War. This is not, in the main, a narrative of political or other events but rather a series of analytical surveys on a comparative and continent-wide basis. It gives full weight not only to political and economic factors but also to social and intellectual ones. Front flap The subjects treated in The Ascendancy of Europe include: . the political and economic balance of power . the mechanisms of government . armed forces and war . the movement of ideas . states and nations . Europe and the wider world. For the second edition, Professor Anderson has reworked the text throughout and has added a completely new chapter on economic and social aspects. The Author M S Anderson is Professor Emeritus of International History in the University of London, and taught for many years at the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written extensively on a wide range of topics in European History from the Sixteenth Century onwards. Back flap (275 years of publishing history logo - from Louise Corless) As part of Longman s 275th Anniversary - a landmark in publishing history - we are launching an exciting collection of classic books. The Silver Library celebrates the very best in history writing published by Longman. This selection of seminal and best-selling works by world renowned authorities will become the essential collection. Titles in the Silver Library are: John Tosh The Pursuit of History, Third Edition Bernard W Anderson The Living World of the Old Testament, Fourth Edition R H C Davis A History of Medieval Europe, Second Edition H G Koenigsberger, George L Mosse, G Q Bowler Europe in the Sixteenth Century, Second Edition Barry Coward The Stuart Age 1603 - 1714, Second Edition H G Koenigsberger Early Modern Europe 1500 - 1789 "
First Published in 1972, Prelude to Modern Europe provides a political narrative, the social and economic background of events in Europe from 1815- 1914. There are chapters on the major powers, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and the Habsburg Empire with an epilogue.
