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A Short History of Europe

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  • © 1998

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  1. Antony Alcock

    1. University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Ancient Greece 2000–280bc

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 1-16

  3. Rome: Republic and Empire 753bc–565ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 17-36

  4. Christianity 100bc–1200ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 37-50

  5. The Papacy and the Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire 700–1000ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 51-63

  6. Eastern Europe 600–1100ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 64-74

  7. The High Middle Ages: The Power of the Papacy 1000–1300ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 75-88

  8. The End of the Middle Ages and the Rise of States 1300–1500ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 89-109

  9. The Expansion of Europe and the First Colonial Empires 1500–1650ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 110-123

  10. Reformation, Counter Reformation and Religious War 1500–1650ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 124-143

  11. Continental Absolutism and English Political Liberty 1650–1789ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 144-167

  12. The Industrial and French Revolutions 1750–1850ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 168-191

  13. The Uncertain Giant 1850–1914ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 192-218

  14. The Zenith of Nationalism 1914–1945ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 219-242

  15. Division and Integration 1945–1995ad

    • Antony Alcock
    Pages 243-270

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 271-304
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'Antony Alcock's A Short History of Europe offers a straightforward, meticulously researched account; one which provides the student with clear and detailed analysis. Future generations of undergraduates and postgraduates alike will have cause to be grateful for a stimulating introduction to a major area of European studies.' - J.E. Spence, Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs Alcock examines the historical development of Europe from the Greek city states through to the 1992 Maastricht Treaty on European integration. He also analyses: the rise of Christianity, the contributions of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, the rivalry between the Papacy and Holy Roman Empire, and the consequences for the rise of states, European domination of the world following the voyages of discovery, continental royal absolutism and British political liberty, the impacts of the French and Industrial Revolutions, the two world wars, the integration process since 1945 and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland

    Antony Alcock

About the author

Antony Alcock is Professor Emeritus of European Studies, University of Ulster.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Short History of Europe

  • Authors: Antony Alcock

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-50093-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-64830-8Due: 27 April 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50093-8Published: 20 January 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 304

  • Topics: European History, Modern History, Political Science

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