This is a very neat book about Modern Society. This book was published in 1988 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers. The soft cover book measures 6 3/8 inches by 9 3/8 inches and contains xiii, 448 pages. The cover shows minor signs of wear. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of this book is very good.

Contents:

Preface

1. Europe in 1500
2. The Winds of Change: Religion and Economics in the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries
3. Nation-States, Science, and the Common People: 1648-1730
4. The Western World in Revolution, 1730-1815
5. The Industrialization of the West, 1815-1870
6. The Emergence of Mass Society, 1870-1914
7. Total Wars and Interwar Discontent
8. The Culture of Mass Society, 1870-1950
9. The West in a Contemporary World, 1945-1980
10. The Contemporary West in Time and Place

Suggestions for Further Reading
Index

Excerpt-Preface:
This book examines Western civilization during the past five centuries through the lens of social history. The focus on Western society allows us to understand the development of institutions and values that have shaped much of our own social environment and that describe the civilization whose activities, for better or worse, have influenced and shaken the entire modern world. The same focus allows us to grasp certain kinds of fundamental changes, including, but not confined to, the Industrial Revolution…
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