The Long 19th Century European History 1789 to 1917 (Audiobook) | Date: 11 April 2011, 17:58
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History at its most interesting is complex, a fascinating whirl of events, personalities, and forces, and few periods of history offer us such captivating complexity as Europe's 19th "century"—the often-broadly defined period from the French Revolution to World War I that formed the foundation of the modern world.
How was that foundation built? And what did that transition to modernity mean for peasants, workers, the middle class, aristocrats, women, and minorities?
Why did an era that began with the idealism of the French Revolution and the power of the Industrial Revolution culminate in the chaos of World War I, considered by most historians to be the greatest tragedy of modern European history? Did nationalism and imperialism inevitably lead in such a direction, or were there other factors involved?
Even these questions, as important as they are, can only hint at the complexity of this period, just as this course can really only put us on a path toward the answers.
[b]Understand a Turbulent Era[/b]
Dr. Robert I. Weiner assumes no prior knowledge of this era and no professional vocabulary, "just interest, curiosity, and hopefully, passion."
Disclaimers notwithstanding, these lectures indeed offer the opportunity for anyone with an interest in history to take an enormous stride toward understanding the whys of this turbulent and important era, and not just the whats.
Professor Weiner, a five-time recipient of Lafayette's Student Government Superior Teaching Award during his 35 years of teaching history at Lafayette College, leads you on a spirited journey across an ever-changing European landscape, examining the forces and personalities that reshaped the continent's physical borders, diplomatic relationships, and balance of power.
He moves from the impact of both the French and Industrial Revolutions in the period from 1789–1848, into the so-called "unifications" of Italy and Germany in the 1850s and 1860s, followed by the spread of industrialism and nationalism into the furthest reaches of Europe toward the end of the century.
By that time, the world had undergone profound changes:
[list][*]In Europe, the dominance of Great Britain and France had been eclipsed by a rapidly modernizing Germany.
[*]Austria-Hungary was struggling to survive as a multinational empire.
[*]Russia was facing stresses of inadequate modernization as other nations moved ahead.
[*]The United States and Japan were beginning to enter into an emerging balance of world power.
[*]Almost all of Africa and much of Asia had been gobbled up in a final spasm of imperialist expansions.
[/list]Moreover, the European great powers, organized in alliances and enmeshed in an arms race, were confronting increasingly dangerous international crises.
While more people in Europe were living better than ever before, Europe had become a very dangerous place—soon to erupt in a war more brutal than any the world had ever seen.
[hide=Course Lecture Titles][list][*] 1. The Long 19th Century
[*] 2. The Legacy of the Past—The Old Regime
[*] 3. The Age of Revolution, 1789–1848
[*] 4. The French Revolution
[*] 5. The Napoleonic Era, 1799–1815
[*] 6. The First Industrial Revolution, 1760–1850
[*] 7. The Era of Metternich, 1815–1848
[*] 8. The Revolutions of 1848
[*] 9. Europe, 1850–1871—An Overview
[*] 10. The Crimean War, 1853–1856
[*] 11. From Napoleon to Napoleon—France, 1815–1852
[*] 12. Napoleon III—An Evaluation
[*] 13. Italy on the Eve—An Overview
[*] 14. Cavour and Napoleon III—“Unifying” Italy
[*] 15. Germany on the Eve
[*] 16. Age of Bismarck—Creating the German Empire
[*] 17. The British Way
[*] 18. The Russian Experience, 1789–1881
[*] 19. The Apogee of Europe, 1870–1914
[*] 20. The Industrialization of Europe
[*] 21. The Socialist Response
[*] 22. The Longest Hatred—European Anti-Semitism
[*] 23. England, 1868–1914—Liberalism to Democracy
[*] 24. The Third Republic—France, 1870–1914
[*] 25. Bismarckian and Wilhelminian Germany
[*] 26. Flawed States—Austria-Hungary and Italy
[*] 27. Russia, Turkey, and the Balkans
[*] 28. Bismarck Dominates Europe, 1870–1890
[*] 29. The “New” Imperialism
[*] 30. The Diplomacy of Imperialism, 1890–1907
[*] 31. Europe in Crisis, 1908–1914—Outbreak of War
[*] 32. The Origins of World War I
[*] 33. The Great War—A Military Overview
[*] 34. The Home Front During Total War
[*] 35. The Impact of World War I—New World Disorder
[*] 36. Looking Back, Thinking Ahead
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