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"A brilliant blend of synthesis and original insight"--T.C.W. Blanning
"[The book] includes an impressive amount of detailed information, a good deal of it not to be found in its more obvious competitors'"--Times Literary Supplement
"Gildea's book has some fine passages... and much material vividly illustrating his points."--English Historical Review
"A formidable achievement ...the coverage is succinct and clear...the detailed treatment of particular themes is as satisfactory as the general arrangement of the work...the overwhelming impression is of a subtle intelligence at work and the result is an excellent and comprehensive study."--The Times Higher Education Supplement
."..Gildea is to be congratulated for undertaking such a public service, and for carrying it out with considerable aplomb."--Catholic Herald
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"seems destined to stand over the next decade as the advanced textbook on nineteenth-century Europe that rivals will find it hardest to better" (Refers to the first edition)
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book proved invaluable in the study of the social history of Europe at degree level. Gildeas book gives a very informative of European history, not just from the political point of view. The study of demography, industrialisation and the development of education within Europe gives a much deeper understanding of European history, and stands out from the many books written purely about European political history.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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15 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
I used this book for my class on Nineteenth Century Europe. We started in 1815 following the fall of Napoleon and ended on the verge of World War I. This is a very good book and it covers all the information on this very critical time period in European History. The Nineteenth Century came after the French Revolution and before the First World War and was much different from both the 18th and 20th centuries. Robert Gildea gives equal space to all countries including those which are often overlooked, including the Low Countries. The social, intellectual, and cultural history of Europe between 1800-1914 is presented in a very well written format. The information contained on Germany and France is very informative and easy to understand. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Modern European history.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good coverage, dense text
22 Nov 2005
Format:Paperback
As far as single-volume histories of 19th century Europe go, Gildea's _Barricades & Borders_ is probably the best available.
The book provides solid and sufficiently detailed coverage of the Continent's majors political and social events, though the century's fantastic artistic and cultural history is comes up short thanks, in large part, to the inclusion of only a few b&w illustrations.
Still, if you're looking for a comprehensive treatment of the age, you won't go wrong with this book.
The book provides solid and sufficiently detailed coverage of the Continent's majors political and social events, though the century's fantastic artistic and cultural history is comes up short thanks, in large part, to the inclusion of only a few b&w illustrations.
Still, if you're looking for a comprehensive treatment of the age, you won't go wrong with this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
May very well be the best one volume treatment...
25 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
This book may very well be the best one volume treatment of European history spanning the end of the French Revolution and the beginning of the Great War, but it is ridiculously dry and for all its breadth still comes up short (I believe the battle of Austerlitz gets the following treatment - "Napoleon smashed the Russian army at Austerlitz").
For a one volume serving it is adequate but even Gildea acknowledges that the scope if too large and he is right.
I have yet to come across a proper account of western European powers for the time period but I did come across an excellent south eastern European treatment by Charles and Barbara Jelavich. I'll keep on looking for a good counterpart to that work for the western nations but in the meantime I suppose this excruciatingly dry account will have to do.
For a one volume serving it is adequate but even Gildea acknowledges that the scope if too large and he is right.
I have yet to come across a proper account of western European powers for the time period but I did come across an excellent south eastern European treatment by Charles and Barbara Jelavich. I'll keep on looking for a good counterpart to that work for the western nations but in the meantime I suppose this excruciatingly dry account will have to do.
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