{"product_id":"9781350007062","title":"European Modernity A Global Approach","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEurope’s Legacy in the Modern World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEuropean Modernity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Global Approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBo Stråth | Martti Koskenniemi | Peter Wagner | Annabel Brett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bo Stråth and Peter Wagner re-position Europe in the global context of the 19th and 20th\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e European Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to the literature that will be of interest to all students and scholars of modern European history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBo Stråth\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Nordic, European and World History at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He also taught contemporary history at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Professor at the Catalan Institute for Advanced Studies and Research (ICREA) at the University of Barcelona, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 July 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350007062\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223561273484,"sku":"9781350007062","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_5ab68145-5bd6-4866-bf86-0e0acc244101.jpg?v=1783077059","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350007062","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}