European History
Resources on the history of Europe from ancient to modern times.
Finding Books and Ebooks
There are thousands of books and ebooks on European history in the library. Think about what your research topic is and consider the resources that might be helpful.
There are books about the history of a country:
Germany in the Modern World : A New History by ISBN: 9780742568020Publication Date: 2011This work traces German history from Roman times to the present, placing particular emphasis on the past three centuries.
Books about the history of the continent:
The Boundaries of Europe: From the Fall of the Ancient World to the Age of Decolonisation by ISBN: 9783110425567Publication Date: 2015Europe's boundaries have mainly been shaped by cultural, religious, and political conceptions rather than by geography.
Books about an era:
At the Dawn of Modernity: Biology, Culture, and Material Life in Europe after the Year 1000 by ISBN: 9780520220584Publication Date: 2001-02-19Looking at a neglected period in the social history of modernization, David Levine investigates the centuries that followed the year 1000, when a new kind of society emerged in Europe. New commercial routines, new forms of agriculture, new methods of information technology, and increased population densities all played a role in the prolonged transition away from antiquity and toward modernity.
Books about a single topic in a single nation over time:
A History of Women in Russia by ISBN: 9780253000972Publication Date: 2012-06-29Synthesizing several decades of scholarship by historians East and West, Barbara Evans Clements traces the major developments in the history of women in Russia and their impact on the history of the nation. Sketching lived experiences across the centuries, she demonstrates the key roles that women played in shaping Russia's political, economic, social, and cultural development for over a millennium.
Books about a specific topic in a specific place and time:
Aspiring Saints by ISBN: 9780801865480Publication Date: 2001Between 1618 and 1750, sixteen people--nine women and seven men--were brought to the attention of the ecclesiastical authorities in Venice because they were reporting visions, revelations, and special privileges from heaven. All were investigated, and most were put on trial by the Holy Office of the Inquisition on a charge of heresy under various rubrics that might be translated as "pretense of holiness."
Sample Subjects
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