Joel Colton Boeken

The extraordinary events of the last few years have made this eighth edition come sooner than usual after its predecessor. It is of course too early to assess the magnitude and consequences of what has happened, but we have done much new writing, rewriting, rewording, and rearrangement to present the upheavals in Eastern Europe, the disintegration fo the former Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany, the end of the Cold War, the Islamic fundamentalist movement, changes in latin america, and much else.

"A History of Europe in the Modern World, Twelfth Edition - The new edition of this long-respected book describes the conflicts, social changes, ideas, and cross-cultural exchanges that have shaped Europe's history and interactions with the wider world. In clear and engage prose, the narrative provides essential information about key events and insightful analysis of complex transitions that both increased and diminished European influence in modern global history. New images, new documents, and updated discussions of recent social-political changes are combined with the distinctive thematic perspectives of this classic historical text."-- Back cover.

Considers the history of the making of the modern world between 1789 and the present day. It places Europe and the European civilization in its international setting and considers individual nations from the perspective of their points of contact with a larger civilization.