{"product_id":"europes-long-century-volume-2-society-politics-and-culture-1945-present-paperback","title":"Europe's Long Century, Volume 2: Society, Politics, and Culture, 1945-Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSpencer M. Di Scala\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe twentieth century has been interpreted as a short century marked by extremes. According to this view, the century lasted only from 1914 to 1989 or 1991. These dates coincide with the rise and fall of communism that came to power in Russia in 1917 and ended with the fall of the Berlin wall (1989) or that of the Soviet Union (1991). Thus, the concept of a short century is unduly influenced by a Cold War perspective. In \u003cem\u003eEurope's Long Century\u003c\/em\u003e, Spencer Di Scala presents an alternative view that will be more helpful to undergraduate history students in the twenty-first-century: namely, that twentieth century Europe was actually a \"long\" century lasting approximately from 1900 to 2000 with patterns and antecedents discernible before the century began and that continue to be elaborated today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprehensive, current, and affordable, \u003cem\u003eEurope's Long Century\u003c\/em\u003e integrates the histories of Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Balkans that are often neglected in similar treatments. It also thoroughly covers the role of science in shaping modern European life, and the book's \"biographical sketches\" profile the lives of important--though not always well known--people who influenced Europe's long century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpencer Di Scala\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History and past graduate program director at University of Massachusetts Boston. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eItaly from Revolution to Republic \u003c\/em\u003e(2009), \u003cem\u003e European Political Thought: 1815-1989\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), \u003cem\u003e Italian Socialism Between Politics and History \u003c\/em\u003e(1996), and \u003cem\u003eRenewing Italian Socialism: Nenni to Craxi \u003c\/em\u003e(OUP, 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978276634925,"sku":"9780199778522","price":115.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/1Sdqn2gLB99780199778522.webp?v=1775801408","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/europes-long-century-volume-2-society-politics-and-culture-1945-present-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}