The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since 1789

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John Wiley & Sons, May 23, 2011 - History - 512 pages
The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since 1789 is an authoritative and accessible reference guide to the major people, events, and issues that have shaped the development of Europe from the French Revolution to the present day.
  • Features almost a thousand alphabetical entries on modern European history
  • Offers extensive cross-references to enhance clarity and reveal historical links and connections, and a series of maps charting the evolution of modern European states
  • Covers the whole of continental Europe, as well as relevant aspects of the British experience
  • Written by a trio of distinguished historians of the period
 

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Nicholas Atkin,Michael Biddiss,Frank Tallett
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agreement alliance Allies army Austria BALKANS battle became Berlin BISMARCK BOLSHEVIKS Britain British campaign Catholic CATHOLICISM central civil COMMUNISM Communist Party CONFEDERATION conflict constitution defeat democracy DEMOCRATIC developed dominated early eastern economic elections established ethnic EUROPEAN INTEGRATION eventually FASCISM FEDERAL forces foreign France FRENCH REVOLUTION FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS further GERMAN EMPIRE HABSBURG EMPIRE HITLER Hungary imperial increasingly independence industrial initially involved Italian ITALIAN UNIFICATION Italy July later leader liberal major military million monarchy movement MUSSOLINI NAPOLEONIC WARS nationalist Nazi NAZISM nineteenth century notably Ottoman PACT PARIS PEACE SETTLEMENT parliament particularly Poland political popular population president prime minister promote radical reform regime region remained REPUBLIC REVOLUTION OF 1789 REVOLUTIONS OF 1848–9 Romania RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONS SERBIA so-called social Socialist SOVIET UNION Spain STALIN territory TREATY tsarist TURKEY AND EUROPE UNIFICATION victory VIENNA CONGRESS WEIMAR REPUBLIC western WORLD WORLD WAR II Yugoslavia

About the author (2011)

Nicholas Atkin was Professor of History and Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Reading and the author or editor of several books on European issues. At the time of his death in 2009, he had just published Themes in Modern European History, 1890-1945, co-edited with Michael Biddiss.

Michael Biddiss is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Reading, and a former President of the Historical Association. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of numerous books and articles on modern Europe.

Frank Tallett is Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Reading, and Co-Director of its Centre for the Advanced Study of French History. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is also the author or co-author of several books, including Priests, Prelates and People: A History of European Catholicism from 1750 to the Present (2003).

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TitleThe Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since 1789
AuthorsNicholas Atkin, Michael Biddiss, Frank Tallett
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011
ISBN1444390724, 9781444390728
Length512 pages
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