A Companion to Europe: 1900-1945.9781405106641 A companion to Europe; 1900-1945. Ed. by Gordon Martel. Blackwell Publishing 2006 554 pages $174.95 Hardcover Blackwell companions to European history D424 Cumulatively, the 31 contributions presented by Martel (history, U. of Northern British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , Canada) provide an issues-based exploration of European history in the first half of the 20th century, stressing pan-European developments as much as highlighting national contrasts. The first seven chapters examine broad overarching o·ver·arch·ing adj. 1. Forming an arch overhead or above: overarching branches. 2. Extending over or throughout: "I am not sure whether the missing ingredient . . . themes of European history, covering urbanization, poverty, and crime; the Scientific Revolution; women, work, and politics; Modernism modernism, in religion, a general movement in the late 19th and 20th cent. that tried to reconcile historical Christianity with the findings of modern science and philosophy. ; the Cult of Youth; sexuality and the psyche Psyche (sī`kē), in Greek mythology, personification of the human soul. She was so lovely that Eros (Cupid), the god of love, fell in love with her. ; and the economy. The remaining chapters deal with chronological chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. periods and the range of social, economic, cultural, and political issues important to each era. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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