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European Modernity - (Europe's Legacy in the Modern World) by Bo Stråth & Peter Wagner (Hardcover)

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  • It is often taken for granted that modernity emerged in Europe and diffused from there across the world.
  • About the Author: Bo Stråth is Emeritus Professor of Nordic, European and World History at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
  • 264 Pages
  • History, Europe
  • Series Name: Europe's Legacy in the Modern World

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"It 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. Bo Strêath and Peter Wagner re-position Europe in the global context of the 19th and 20th 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. European Modernity is an important addition to the literature that will be of interest to all students and scholars of modern European history"--Provided by publisher.



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It 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.

Bo Stråth and Peter Wagner re-position Europe in the global context of the 19th and 20th
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.

European Modernity
is an important addition to the literature that will be of interest to all students and scholars of modern European history.



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"[The] authors do not resort to jargon, and though the authors' different writing styles manifest themselves in the work, the ideas of the whole are retained. Excellent text for historiography. Good endnotes; no separate bibliography; good index." --CHOICE

"A highly important work operating right at the intersection of two major intellectual challenges of our time period. The authors help us to further decenter our conceptions of modernity while at the same time putting facets of European history newly into global historical contexts." --Dominic Sachsenmaier, Professor, University of Göttingen, Germany

"In this fluidly written and rigorously argued book, Strath and Wagner challenge the idea of 'modernity' that began in Europe and then spread elsewhere. In doing so, they offer important insights into the role of markets, trade, colonialism, and globalization in the making of the modern world. The book 'provincializes' both Europe and north America, the latter being the most important twentieth century legatee and champion of European style modernization and modernity. Far reaching in its historical and philosophical implications, this book is a landmark in scholarly analyses that seek to de-center Europe." --Rochona Majumdar, Associate Professor, The University of Chicago, USA

"'What is Europe?' ask Bo Strath and Peter Wagner in this elegant and finely-argued book. For a stubborn many, Europe is the birthplace of modernity, the avant-garde that anyone and any place wishing to be considered modern must follow. Strath and Wagner challenge this European self-praise. Working in English, French, German and Spanish, and drawing on their expertise in History, Sociology and Philosophy, Strath and Wagner not only provincialize Europe but do so in ways that respect the historical specificity of Europe. That is, they pay attention to the relative uniqueness of processes both internal and external to Europe, both good and bad, both ambiguous and contradictory. It remains to be seen how many of those who insist on the discredited idea of Europe as the sole parent of modernity will be moved by this excellent book to reconsider their prejudices. But, whatever they do, they cannot ignore the sophisticated argument offered here." --Jacob Dlamini, Assistant Professor of History, Princeton University, USA

"The volume bundles extensive knowledge, especially of recent historiography, which sets itself apart from a Eurocentric perspective, and thus represents a good introduction to current research and its debates." --H-Soz-Kult (Bloomsbury Translation)




About the Author



Bo Stråth 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.

Peter Wagner is Research Professor at the Catalan Institute for Advanced Studies and Research (ICREA) at the University of Barcelona, Spain.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.19 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Europe's Legacy in the Modern World
Sub-Genre: Europe
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 264
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Bo Stråth & Peter Wagner
Language: English
Street Date: July 27, 2017
TCIN: 1002712473
UPC: 9781350007079
Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-9434
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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