The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500–2000

doi:10.11647/obp.0323

The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500–2000 - cover image

DOI

https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0323

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Copyright

Jan Hansen; Jochen Hung; Jaroslav Ira; Judit Klement; Sylvain Lesage; Juan Luis Simal; Andrew Tompkins; Copyright of individual chapters is maintained by the chapter’s authors;

Published On

2023-02-21

ISBN

Paperback978-1-80064-870-8

Hardback978-1-80064-871-5

PDF978-1-80064-872-2

HTML978-1-80064-876-0

XML978-1-80064-875-3

EPUB978-1-80064-873-9

AZW3978-1-80064-874-6

Language

English

Print Length

992 pages (xx+972)

Dimensions

Paperback178 x 50 x 254 mm(7" x 1.97" x 10")

Hardback178 x 51 x 254 mm(7" x 2.01" x 10")

Weight

Paperback1687g (59.51oz)

Hardback1916g (67.58oz)

Media

Illustrations73

Tables1

Funding

European Commission
Project: Teaching European History in the 21st Century
Programme: Erasmus+

OCLC Number

1370944474

LCCN

2021385931

BIC

HBJD
HBLH
HBLL
HBLW
HBTB

BISAC

HIS010000
HIS010020
HIS037090
HIS037040
HIS037050
HIS037060
HIS037070

LCC

D209

Keywords

modern European history
European prospective
identities
cultural encounters
power
citizenship
economic development

The European Experience

A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500–2000

The European Experience brings together the expertise of nearly a hundred historians from eight European universities to internationalise and diversify the study of modern European history, exploring a grand sweep of time from 1500 to 2000. Offering a valuable corrective to the Anglocentric narratives of previous English-language textbooks, scholars from all over Europe have pooled their knowledge on comparative themes such as identities, cultural encounters, power and citizenship, and economic development to reflect the complexity and heterogeneous nature of the European experience. Rather than another grand narrative, the international author teams offer a multifaceted and rich perspective on the history of the continent of the past 500 years. Each major theme is dissected through three chronological sub-chapters, revealing how major social, political and historical trends manifested themselves in different European settings during the early modern (1500–1800), modern (1800–1900) and contemporary period (1900–2000).

This resource is of utmost relevance to today’s history students in the light of ongoing internationalisation strategies for higher education curricula, as it delivers one of the first multi-perspective and truly ‘European’ analyses of the continent’s past. Beyond the provision of historical content, this textbook equips students with the intellectual tools to interrogate prevailing accounts of European history, and enables them to seek out additional perspectives in a bid to further enrich the discipline.

Endorsements

Introducing students to early modern, modern, and contemporary European history in all its geographic and thematic breadth is a formidable challenge. The European Experience tackles it impressively. Its series of short chapters cover immense ground, ranging from generations and economic divergences to geography and environmental history. This structure makes the book ideal for the university classroom, as primary and complementary reading material, especially on issues of identity, borders, and Europe's Others. The book sets a high bar for future pedagogy.

Orel Beilinson

Yale University

Additional Resources

[blog]Teaching European History in the 21st Century

[article]Towards a history education for the 21st Century: An interview with Dr. Jochen Hung

EuroClio had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jochen Hung about the challenges and opportunities for history education at university level in Europe. Dr. Hung is Assistant Professor of Cultural History at Utrecht University and a specialist in the cultural and media history of 20th-century Germany. In his role with the history department of Utrecht University, he is also leading the coordination of the project Teaching European History in the 21st Century, a collaboration between seven European research universities (Utrecht, UA Madrid, HU Berlin, Sheffield, Prague, Budapest, Lille) and EuroClio.

[website]Teaching European History in the 21st Century

Teaching European History in the 21st Century (TEH21) is an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership in Higher Education, bringing together experts in the fields of European history, innovative didactic methods, and the development of innovative teaching materials from seven countries (Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands). On this website you will find resources that are directly related to 'The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500–2000' and would be useful for any readers.