Typically the gains in living standards and political rights of Europeans are presented as flowing from the good graces of industrial capitalism. In reality, as this book proves, it was the massive, militant struggle of millions of average persons who forced concessions such as the welfare state and free elections to Parliament. Without understanding the revolutionary vision and the pressure it placed on European rulers, it is difficult to understand contemporary society.
- : 9780820467764
- : Engels
- : Hardcover
- : 159
- : juni 2007
- : 358
- : 157 x 232 x 14 mm.
- : Studies in Modern European History
- : 19e eeuw, ca. 1800 tot ca. 1899; 20e eeuw, ca. 1900 tot ca. 1999; 21ste eeuw, c 2000 tot c 2100; Europa; Europese geschiedenis; Politieke structuur en processen; Politieke wetenschap en theorie; Sociale en culturele geschiedenis