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Tables of Contents for A Short History of Western Civilization
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
History and the Historian
xi
Introduction
xv
Part Five EARLY MODERN TIMES: THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES
403
76
Society, Faith, and Culture in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
405
15
Society
406
6
Faith: The Growth of Pietism
412
1
Culture
413
7
Suggested Reading
419
1
Royal Absolutism in Western and Eastern Europe
420
13
Absolutism in Western Europe: France
421
4
Absolutism in Eastern Europe
425
8
Suggested Reading
432
1
The Challenge to Absolutism: England and the Dutch Netherlands
433
12
Early Stuart Attempts at Absolutism
434
2
Civil War, Commonwealth, and Protectorate, 1642--1660
436
2
The Restoration, 1660--1688
438
1
The Glorious Revolution and Its Consequences
439
2
The United Netherlands
441
4
Suggested Reading
443
2
Overseas Colonization and the Competition for Empire
445
12
The New World: The English, the French, and the Dutch
446
1
European Penetration of the Far East and Africa
447
3
The Impact of European Expansion: Native Americans
450
1
The Impact of European Expansion: The Far East
451
1
The Impact of European Expansion: Sub-Saharan Africa
452
101
The Struggle for Overseas Empire
553
Suggested Reading
456
1
The Scientific Revolution
457
9
Causes and Spread
458
1
Astronomy and Physics: From Copernicus to Newton
459
2
Scientific Methodology
461
2
Other Disciplines
463
1
Impact
464
2
Suggested Reading
465
1
The Enlightenment
466
13
Enlightenment Concepts
467
1
The Philosophes
468
4
Women and the Social Context
472
1
Enlightenment and Religion
472
1
Political and Economic Aspects of the Enlightenment
473
1
Enlightened Despotism
474
1
Conclusion
475
4
Suggested Reading
475
1
Retrospect
476
3
Part Six REVOLUTION, INDUSTRIALIZATION, AND NATIONALISM, 1776--1914
479
162
The American Revolution
480
12
American Colonial Society
481
2
The American Revolution: From Salutary Neglect to War
483
3
The American Revolution and Social Change
486
2
Launching the New Nation
488
4
Suggested Reading
490
2
The French Revolution, 1789--1799
492
13
The Last Days of the Old Regime in France
493
1
The Breakdown of the Old Regime
494
1
The Triumph of the Third Estate
495
3
Making France a Constitutional Monarchy
498
2
Foreign War and the Failure of the Moderate Regime
500
1
The Triumph of the Radicals and the Reign of Terror
501
2
Reaction and the Rise of Napoleon
503
2
Suggested Reading
504
1
The Era of Napoleon, 1799--1815
505
10
Napoleon's Rise to Power
506
1
The Consulate--Peace and Reform, 1799--1804
506
2
The Empire--War and Conquest
508
1
Decline and Fall of the Empire
509
3
Overseas Effects: Latin America
512
1
The Significance of the French Revolution and Napoleon
513
2
Suggested Reading
514
1
The Industrial Revolution
515
15
The Course of the Industrial Revolution
516
1
Technology and Transportation
516
2
The Factory System
518
1
Social Changes
519
6
New Economic and Social Thought
525
3
The Arrival of Industrial Society
528
2
Suggested Reading
529
1
Romanticism in Philosophy, Literature, and the Arts
530
9
The Nature of Romanticism
531
1
The Philosophy of Idealism
531
1
Romantic Literature
532
3
The Romantic Spirit in the Arts
535
4
Suggested Reading
538
1
Conservatism, Restoration, and Reaction, 1815--1830
539
11
The Congress of Vienna, 1814--1815
540
2
The Concert of Europe
542
2
The Bourbon Restoration in France
544
1
Restoration and Repression in the Germanies
545
1
Restoration and Repression in Italy
546
1
Conservatism in Great Britain
546
2
Reaction and Repression in Russia
548
1
Conservation and the Challenge of Liberalism
548
2
Suggested Reading
548
2
Liberalism and Revolution, 1830--1850
550
11
The General Nature of Nineteenth-Century Liberalism
551
2
Political and Social Reform in Great Britain
553
1
Liberal Revolutions in Belgium and France
554
2
The Revolution of 1848 in France
556
1
The Revolution of 1848 in Central Europe
557
1
Revolution in Italy
558
1
An Assessment
559
2
Suggested Reading
559
2
Nationalism and the Nation-State, 1850--1871
561
13
The Nature of Nationalism
562
1
The Second Empire of Napoleon III
562
3
Cavour and the Making of Italian Unity
565
1
German Unification
566
8
Suggested Reading
572
2
Industrial Society, Social Classes, and Women
574
12
The Second Industrial Revolution
575
3
The Rise of Working-Class Organizations and Ideologies
578
1
The Growth and Movement of Population
579
2
Social Classes
581
2
Women's Roles and Experiences
583
3
Suggested Reading
585
1
Science and the Challenge to Christianity
586
9
The Physical, Biological, and Medical Sciences
587
2
The Rise of Social Science
589
1
Challenges to Christianity
590
2
The Christian Response
592
3
Suggested Reading
594
1
Thought and Culture in an Age of Nationalism and Industrialization
595
10
Popular Education, Journalism, and Culture
596
1
Currents of Thought: Nationalism, Racism, and Disenchantment
597
1
Realistic Literature
598
2
Impressionist and Modern Painting and Sculpture
600
2
Functional Architecture
602
1
Music Old and New
603
2
Suggested Reading
604
1
Politics, Democracy, and Nationalism, 1871--1914
605
12
Western Europe: The Spread and Reform of Democratic Institutions
606
3
Eastern Europe: Conservatism, Militarism, and Nationalism
609
8
Suggested Reading
616
1
Democracy, Expansion, Civil War, and Reform in the United States, 1800--1920
617
9
Democracy and Geographic Expansion, 1800--1861
618
2
Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1861--1877
620
2
Industrialization and Urbanization, 1865--1901
622
2
Reform and Progressivism, 1901--1920
624
2
Suggested Reading
624
2
Imperialism
626
15
Causes of the New Imperalism
627
2
The Exploitation and Awakening of China
629
1
The Emergence of Japan
630
1
Competition for the Strategic Near and Middle East
630
2
The Scramble for Africa
632
2
The British Empire
634
2
The Legacy Imperialism
636
5
Suggested Reading
637
1
Retrospect
637
4
Part Seven WAR AND GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE, 1914-PRESENT
641
World War I, 1914--1918
642
13
Origins of the War
643
2
The Western Front
645
2
The Eastern Front
647
1
The Home Front
647
2
The Entry of the United States and the Victory of the Allies
649
2
The Peace Settlement
651
2
The Effects of World War I and the Peace Settlement
653
2
Suggested Reading
653
2
Revolution and Communism in Russia
655
11
The Russian Revolution of 1917
656
1
The Rise of the Bolsheviks
657
300
The Bolsheviks in Power, 1917--1927
957
The Five-Year Plans and the Purges
660
2
Totalitarian Control
662
2
The Soviet Union and the World
664
2
Suggested Reading
665
1
The Rise of Fascism and Authoritarianism
666
12
Totalitarianism, Fascism, and Authoritarianism
667
1
Mussolini Creates the First Fascist State
667
2
The Weimar Republic in Germany
669
1
The Rise of Hitler and National Socialism
670
1
The Triumph of Hitler
671
2
Nazi Germany
673
2
Authoritarian Regimes in Eastern and Southern Europe
675
2
The Triumph of Authoritarianism in Japan Suggested Reading
677
1
Paralysis of the Democratic West
678
11
Challenges of the 1920s and 1930s
679
1
The Harassed British Empire
679
1
Frustrated France
680
1
The United States and the Great Depression
681
3
Disillusionment and Uncertainty in Thought and Culture
684
1
The Road to War
684
5
Suggested Reading
688
1
World War II, 1939--1945
689
13
Two Years of Axis Triumph
690
2
The Nazi Empire
692
1
The United States' Entry into the War
693
2
The Home Front
695
1
The Climax and Turning Point of the War, June-August 1942
695
3
Victory
698
4
Suggested Reading
700
2
The Recovery of Europe and the Superpowers, 1945--1980s
702
17
The Settlement and the Cold War
703
4
Revival of a Divided Europe and the West
707
10
Integration and International Organizations
717
2
Suggested Reading
718
1
Society and Culture in the Twentieth Century
719
16
Western Society in the Twentieth Century
720
4
Religion and Theology in the Twentieth Century
724
2
Twentieth-Century Science
726
3
Twentieth-Century Culture
729
6
Suggested Reading
734
1
Decolonization and the Non-Western World, 1945-Present
735
18
Japan Between East and West
736
1
The Rise of Communist China
737
2
The Korean War
739
1
The Revolt of Southern Asia
740
3
The Embattled Middle East
743
3
The Emanicipation of Africa
746
3
Latin America
749
4
Suggested Reading
752
1
The Collapse of Communism and New Realities
753
The Collapse of Communism
754
5
Integration, the Rise of Germany, and Conservatism in Europe
759
2
The United States: Military Ascendancy and Economic Problems
761
1
The Pacific Rim, Japan, and China
762
1
Problems of the Present and Future
762
Suggested Reading
764
1
Retrospective
765
Index
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