The Ascendancy of Europe: 1815-1914 (Silver Library) Book

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. This is not, in the main, a narrative of political or other events but rather a series of analytical surveys on a comparative and continent-wide basis. It gives full weight not only to political and economic factors but also to social and intellectual ones.The subjects treated in The Ascendancy of Europe include:· the political and economic balance of power· the mechanisms of government· armed forces and war· the movement of ideas· states and nations· Europe and the wider world. For the second edition, Professor Anderson has reworked the text throughout and has added a completely new chapter on economic and social aspects.M S Anderson is Professor Emeritus of International History in the University of London, and taught for many years at the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written extensively on a wide range of topics in European History from the Sixteenth Century onwards.Read More