The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815

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Product ID:	9780140166675
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Pursuit of Glory
Subtitle:	Europe 1648-1815
Authors:	Author: Tim Blanning
Page Count:	736
Subjects:	European history, European history, History, History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, c 1600 to c 1700, c 1700 to c 1800
Description:	Select Guide Rating Brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history - from the battered, introvert continent after the Thirty Years War to the dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon. **''The Penguin History of Europe series ... is one of contemporary publishing''s great projects'' New Statesman** The Pursuit of Glory brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history - from the battered, introvert continent after the Thirty Years War to the dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon. Tim Blanning depicts the lives of ordinary people and the dominant personalities of the age (Louis XIV, Frederick the Great, Napoleon), and explores an era of almost unprecedented change, growth and cultural, political and technological ferment that shaped the societies and economies of entire countries.
Imprint Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2008-02-28

Weight	526 g
Dimensions	197 × 129 × 33 mm