European modernity : a global approach
"It is often taken for granted that modernity emerged in Europe and diffused from there across the world. This book questions that assumption and re-examines the question of European modernity in the light of world history. Bo Stråth and Peter Wagner re-position Europe in the global context of...
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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London Oxford New York New Delhi Sydney : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2017
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| Édition: | First published |
| Titres liés à la collection: | Europe's legacy in the modern world
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| Sujets: | Social change History, Modern Civilization, Modern Modernität Europa Sozioökonomischer Wandel Moderne |
| Description matérielle: | ix, 248 Seiten |
| Résumé: | "It is often taken for granted that modernity emerged in Europe and diffused from there across the world. This book questions that assumption and re-examines the question of European modernity in the light of world history. Bo Stråth and Peter Wagner re-position Europe in the global context of the 19th and 20th centuries. They show that Europe is less modern than has been assumed, and modernity less European and thus decentre Europe in a way that makes room for a wider historical perspective. Adopting a thematic structure, the authors reconceive the idea of European modernity in relation to key topics such as democracy, capitalism and market society, individual autonomy, religion and politics. European Modernity is an important addition to the literature that will be of interest to all students and scholars of modern European history"--Provided by publisher It is often taken for granted that modernity emerged in Europe and diffused from there across the world. This book questions that assumption and re-examines the question of European modernity in the light of world history. Bo Strath and Peter Wagner re-position Europe in the global context of the 19th and 20th0centuries. They show that Europe is less modern than has been assumed, and modernity less European and thus decentre Europe in a way that makes room for a wider historical perspective. Adopting a thematic structure, the authors reconceive the idea of European modernity in relation to key topics such democracy, industrial revolution and religion |
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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 219-233 |
| Description matérielle: | ix, 248 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781350007079 1350007072 1350007064 9781350007062 9781350007086 1350007080 9781350007093 1350007099 9781350007109 1350007102 |