A people's history of modern Europe

"From the monarchical terror of the Middle Ages to the mangled Europe of the twenty-first century, A People's History of Modern Europe tracks the history of the continent through the deeds of those whom mainstream history tries to forget. Europe provided the perfect conditions for a great...

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Main Author: Pelz, William A.
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: London 2016
Pluto Press
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19104385124919225679-a-people-s-history-of-modern-e.htm
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description "From the monarchical terror of the Middle Ages to the mangled Europe of the twenty-first century, A People's History of Modern Europe tracks the history of the continent through the deeds of those whom mainstream history tries to forget. Europe provided the perfect conditions for a great number of political revolutions from below. The German peasant wars of Thomas Müntzer, the bourgeois revolutions of the eighteenth century, the rise of the industrial worker in England, the turbulent journey of the Russian Soviets, the role of the European working class throughout the Cold War, student protests in 1968 and through to the present day, when we continue to fight to forge an alternative to the barbaric economic system. With sections focusing on the role of women, this history sweeps away the tired platitudes of the privileged upon which our current understanding is based, and provides an opportunity to see our history differently."
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geographic Central Europe
EU countries
France
Russia
United Kingdom
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institution ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
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language English
physical XIV, 273 p.
Paper
publishDate 2016
publisher London
Pluto Press
spellingShingle Pelz, William A.
economic and social development
European Union
history
socialism
trade union
A people's history of modern Europe
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title A people's history of modern Europe
topic economic and social development
European Union
history
socialism
trade union
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19104385124919225679-a-people-s-history-of-modern-e.htm