Description
The West - Europe and the USA - has kind of had its way with the world for a few centuries. Why else does everyone speak English, listen to hip-hop, and want to buy Mercedes?
Starting with the Enlightenment, Europeans developed big ideas that have increased opportunities for people around the world and raised standards of living. But those same ideas have also produced wars, genocide, colonialism, and the potential for global environmental disaster. This book describes the origins and legacy of this mixed bag of ideas which includes everything from democracy and feminism to those old foes, communism and capitalism. After all, it's a bag which still shapes how most people on the planet look at things today.
In a natural, funny and engaging style, So, About Modern Europe... expertly guides readers through the good, the bad and the indifferent of modern European history, convincingly arguing the need to 'tip the cap' to the Enlightenment and its influence along the way.
Author: David Imhoof
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01/14/2021
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781350148680
ISBN10: 1350148687
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | General
- History | Modern | General
- History | Social History
Starting with the Enlightenment, Europeans developed big ideas that have increased opportunities for people around the world and raised standards of living. But those same ideas have also produced wars, genocide, colonialism, and the potential for global environmental disaster. This book describes the origins and legacy of this mixed bag of ideas which includes everything from democracy and feminism to those old foes, communism and capitalism. After all, it's a bag which still shapes how most people on the planet look at things today.
In a natural, funny and engaging style, So, About Modern Europe... expertly guides readers through the good, the bad and the indifferent of modern European history, convincingly arguing the need to 'tip the cap' to the Enlightenment and its influence along the way.
Author: David Imhoof
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01/14/2021
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781350148680
ISBN10: 1350148687
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | General
- History | Modern | General
- History | Social History
About the Author
David Imhoof is Professor of History at Susquehanna University, USA. He is the author of Becoming a Nazi Town: Culture and Politics in Göttingen between the World Wars (2013) and co-editor of The Total Work of Art: Foundations, Articulations, Inspirations (2016).