Late 19th and early 20th-century Europe saw the unfolding of socio-political and economic situations that set the stage for the First World War, and eventually led to the Second World War.
This textbook offers detailed analyses along with a comprehensive historiography for each of the following topics:
• Theories of nationalism and the processes by which new nation-states were carved out
• Nationalist aspirations of Germany, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire/Ottoman Empire
• Theories of imperialism and imperialist rivalries
• Debates on the causes and impact of the First World War
• The Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917
• Fascism and its origins
• Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany
• Origins of the Second World War
• Cultural transformation of Europe: photography, radio and cinema, movements of art and architecture and national art galleries; and institutions of knowledge: exhibitions, museums/archives
History of Modern Europe, 1850–1939 follows the latest NEP 2020 History syllabus, and caters to the urgent need for an authoritative textbook that will help students explore these varied topics
methodically and chronologically.
Replete with interesting photographs, maps, and an extensive bibliography, this book is recommended reading for all undergraduate students and IAS aspirants.
