A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Europe, 1789 - 1914 [Hardcover]

• Consists of 32 chapters written by leading international scholars
• Balances coverage of political, diplomatic and international history with discussion of economic, social and cultural concerns
• Covers both Eastern and Western European states, including Britain
• Pays considerable attention to smaller countries as well as to the great powers
• Compares particular phenomena and developments across Europe

List of Figures viii

Notes on Contributors x

Maps xiv

Introduction xvii
Stefan Berger

Part I The Idea of “Europeanness” and the Construction of European Identity 1

1 Insiders and Outsiders: Borders in Nineteenth-Century Europe 3
Bo Stråth

2 Visual Representations of Europe in the Nineteenth Century: The Age of Nationalism and Imperialism 11
Michael Wintle

Part II Agriculture, Industry, and Social Change 29

3 Rural Society and Agricultural Revolution 31
Hamish Graham

4 Industrial Revolution, Commerce, and Trade 44
Robert Lee

5 Demography, Urbanization, and Migration 56
Robert Lee

6 Lords and Peasants 70
Carl Levy

7 Bourgeois Society 86
Pamela Pilbeam

8 The Disappearance of the Traditional Artisan 98