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020			_a9780713990881
020			_a0713990880
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn957692992
035			_a(OCoLC)957692992
037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books,Kochi
041			_aEnglish
043			_ae------
082	0	4	_a940.28 _bEVA/PU
100	1		_aEvans, Richard J
245	1	4	_aPURSUIT OF POWER : _bEurope 1815-1914 / _cRichard J. Evans.
250			_a1
260			_aUK _bAllen Lane -Penguin _c2016/01/01
300			_g819
500			_aThe Pursuit of Power draws on a lifetime of thinking about nineteenth-century Europe to create an extraordinarily rich, surprising and entertaining panorama of a continent undergoing drastic transformation. The book aims to reignite the sense of wonder that permeated this remarkable era, as rulers and ruled navigated overwhelming cultural, political and technological changes. It was a time where what was seen as modern with amazing speed appeared old-fashioned, where huge cities sprang up in a generation, new European countries were created and where, for the first time, humans could communicate almost instantly over thousands of miles. In the period bounded by the Battle of Waterloo and the outbreak of World War I, Europe dominated the rest of the world as never before or since: this book breaks new ground by showing how the continent shaped, and was shaped by, its interactions with other parts of the globe. Richard Evans explores fully the revolutions, empire-building and wars that marked the nineteenth century, but the book is about so much more, whether it is illness, serfdom, religion or philosophy. The Pursuit of Power is a work by a historian at the height of his powers: essential for anyone trying to understand Europe, then or now.
650			_aEurope--Politics and government--1815-1871.
650			_aEurope--Politics and government--1871-1918.
650			_aEurope--History--1815-1871.
650			_aEurope--History--1871-1918.
650			_aContents:- The legacies of revolution -- The paradoxes of freedom -- The European spring -- The social revolution -- The conquest of nature -- The age of emotion -- The challenge of democracy -- The wages of empire.
942			_cLEN
490	1		_aPenguin History of Europe
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
651		0	_aEurope _xHistory _y1815-1871.
651		0	_aEurope _xHistory _y1871-1918.
830		0	_aPenguin history of Europe.
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