Screen LibraryThe pursuit of power : Europe, 1815-1914 /
Examines the century between the fall of Napoleon and the outbreak of World War I, discussing events ranging from the crumbling of the Spanish, Ottoman, and Mughal empires and the rise of British imperial ambition to the violent revolution in Spain and the unifications of Germany and Italy.
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Penguin Books,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: |
2017 ©2016 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
The Penguin history of Europe ;
VII |
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| Summary: |
Examines the century between the fall of Napoleon and the outbreak of World War I, discussing events ranging from the crumbling of the Spanish, Ottoman, and Mughal empires and the rise of British imperial ambition to the violent revolution in Spain and the unifications of Germany and Italy. |
| Item Description: | Originally published: UK: Allen Lane, 2016. |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 819 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 717-726) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780141981147 0141981148 014311042X 9780143110422 |
| Index Number: | D363 |
| CLC: | K504 |
| Call Number: | K504/E928 |
| Contents: | The legacies of revolution -- The paradoxes of freedom -- The European spring -- The social revolution -- The conquest of nature -- The age of emotion -- The challenge of democracy -- The wages of empire. |