The World in 1848 and in 1948
Quelle
Nouveau course d’histoire. L’Epoque contemporaine: 1852-1948/ Charles Morazé et Philippe Wolff. - Paris: Armand Colin, 1948, S. 3-5. -
Cote CEDRHE: 1657.
Verlag
Beschreibung
In this introductory chapter the author outlines the biggest changes that took place between 1848 and 1948. In doing so, he draws upon two of the maps displayed on the title page, which comparatively demonstrate the development of the “world structure” and which indirectly illustrate the change in Europe’s significance in the world.
Kategorien
Schlüsselwörter
- World History
- Continental Europe
- Imperialism
- European Unity
- 1848
- Ost-West-Konfrontation
- Nationalism
- Modern Era
Kommentar
Completely keeping with the spirit of the Annales School, of which he was a prominent, the author, Charles Morazé, draws on an “observation” supported balance. This leads him to formulate a set of questions he wishes to cover over the course of the textbook. The textbook becomes a bearer of constructions, whose framework the author erects immediately [mehr...]
