The Ascendancy of Europe: 1815-1914 - Paperback

by M. S. Anderson (Author)

The new edition of this seminal history of Europe's century of global ascendancy has been thoroughly revised throughout and includes a new introduction and bibliography. More than a narrative of major events, this is a series of challenging analytical surveys on a comparative and continent-wide basis. Giving full weight not to social and intellectual factors as well as political and economic ones, the survey provides students with an invaluable guide to a notoriously complex period. Suitable for 2nd year undergraduates upwards studying 19th Century Europe and Revolutionary Europe.

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`Packed with shrewdness, wisdom and well-directed erudition...invaluable.¿ British Book News

`An exceptionally helpful guide to a much deeper understanding of European history in these years.¿
History

`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

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. More than a narrative of political or other events, this is a series of challenging analytical surveys on a comparative and continent-wide basis. `The Ascendancy of Europe, 1815-1914¿ gives full weight not only to political and economic factors but also to social and intellectual ones.

For the third edition, Professor Anderson has reworked the text, added a new preface and revised introduction and has updated the bibliography.

M S Anderson is Professor Emeritus of International History in the University of London. His many works include, `The Origins of the Modern European State System¿ (1998), `Peter the Great¿ (1995) and `Europe in the Eighteenth Century¿ (1997).

Author Biography

M. S. Anderson is Professor Emeritus of International History in the University of London. His many works include, The Origins of the Modern European State System (1998), Peter the Great (1995) and Europe in the Eighteenth Century (1997).