Epochs of European civilization [sound recording] : Reformation to the twenty-first century
Hosking, Geoffrey A.2006
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In this course, University College London professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the radical changes taking place in Europe from the Reformation to the twenty-first century, providing a greater understanding of the role played by influential figures. The importance of the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of the nation-state, the world wars, and the Cold War is expounded upon.
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Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2006.
Collation:
7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (112 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.)
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In container (26 cm.).Compact discs.Includes bibliographical references (guide).Issued also on cassette.
Performers:
Lecture given by Geoffrey Hosking.
Contents:
The Reformation: Luther and Calvin -- The Catholic Reformation and confessionalization -- The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment -- Military change and "Enlightened Absolutism" -- Commercial empire, constitutional government, and financial revolution -- The French Revolution and Napoleon -- The Industrial Revolution and urbanization -- The rise of German nationalism -- The first global economy and socialism -- The First World War and fascism -- Communism, the Soviet Union, and the Second World War -- Rebuilding Europe after 1945: the West and the European movement -- Communist Europe, 1945-1989 -- After the fall of the Berlin Wall.
ISBN:
1419334166 (sound discs)9781419334160 (sound discs)
LC class:
RZA 9839
Language:
English
BRN:
261662
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