Imhoof Professor David (Susquehanna University Usa) - So About Modern Europe A Conversational History From The Enlightenment To The Present Day - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The West Europe and the US a 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.
Title: So About Modern Europe A Conversational History From The Enlightenment To The Present Day
Author(s): Imhoof Professor David (Susquehanna University Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350148680
Pages: 320 Pages, 20 Maps
Publication Date: 1/14/2021
Category: Social & Cultural History