A Companion to Nineteenth-century Europe: 1789 - 1914

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This Companion provides an overview of European history during the 'long' nineteenth century, from 1789 to 1914. Consists of 32 chapters written by leading international scholars Balances coverage of political, diplomatic and international history with discussion of economic, social and cultural concerns Covers both Eastern and Western European states, including Britain Pays considerable attention to smaller countries as well as to the great powers Compares particular phenomena and developments across Europe A COMPANION TO NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE 1789–1914 Contents List of Figures Notes on Contributors Maps Introduction Part I The Idea of “Europeanness” and the Construction of European Identity 1 Insiders and Outsiders: Borders in Nineteenth-Century Europe 2 Visual Representations of Europe in the Nineteenth Century: The Age of Nationalism and Imperialism Part II Agriculture, Industry, and Social Change 3 Rural Society and Agricultural Revolution 4 Industrial Revolution, Commerce, and Trade 5 Demography, Urbanization, and Migration 6 Lords and Peasants 7 Bourgeois Society 8 The Disappearance of the Traditional Artisan 9 The Social Condition of the Working Class Part III Political Developments 10 Revolutions and Revolutionaries: Histories, Concepts, and Myths 11 The Rise of the Modern Leviathan: State Functions and State Features 12 The Democratic Experience 13 Labor Movements 14 National Movements 15 The “Woman Question” Part IV Intellectual Developments and Religion 16 Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Conservatism, and Socialism 17 Social Darwinism and Race 18 The Age of Catholic Revival 19 Protestantism 20 Orthodoxy 21 The Jews: A European Minority Part V Cultural Developments 22 European Culture in the Nineteenth Century 23 Schooling: Culture and the State 24 The Age of Historism 25 The Century of Science 26 Police and the Law 27 The Cultural History of Crime 28 Medical Discourses 29 Sexuality Part VI The International System, Colonialism, and War 30 Restrained Competition: International Relations 31 War 32 Colonialism Bibliography Index