Europe : the struggle for supremacy, from 1453 to the present /

Europe : the struggle for supremacy, from 1453 to the present /

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If there is a fundamental truth of geopolitics, it is this: whoever controls the core of Europe can control the entire continent, and whoever controls all of Europe can dominate the world. Over the past five centuries, a rotating cast of kings and conquerors, presidents and dictators have set their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simms, Brendan
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : Basic Books, 2013.
Subjects:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban.
Europe > History, Military.
Europe > Politics and government.
Europe > History > 1492-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of Maps; Preface; Introduction: Europe in 1450; 1. Empires, 1453-1648; 2. Successions, 1649-1755; 3. Revolutions, 1756-1813; 4. Emancipations, 1814-66; 5. Unifications, 1867-1916; 6. Utopias, 1917-44; 7. Partitions, 1945-73; 8. Democracies, 1974-2011; Conclusion; References; Acknowledgements; Index.