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Longman Handbooks To History

8 total works

Cover of Longman Handbook of Modern European History 1763-1997 COPY

Cover of Longman Handbook of Modern European History, 1763-1991
This intensely practical handbook covers the last two centuries of modern European history. It contains detailed topical chronologies; notes on governments, wars, treaties and diplomacy; economic and social statistics; biographies; glossary and an extended bibliography. The updated text now covers recent momentous events, including German reunification, the revolutions in Eastern Europe and the crises in Russia.

Cover of The Longman Handbook of Early Modern Europe
The essential companion to Europe during the early modern period a user-friendly compendium of key facts and figures. Building on the success of other Handbooks in this series, this volume covers Europe from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the treaty of Paris in 1763. Embracing all the major aspects of European political, social, economic and cultural history during the period, it reflects the enormous changes that transformed Europe over three centuries. Key themes include the Reformation, Imperial Spain, the Revolt of the Netherlands, the Thirty Years War and the Enlightenment, with a detailed examination of European expansion overseas.

Cover of Longman Handbook of the Modern World - Promotion

Cover of Longman Handbook of the Modern World
This new Handbook is a comprehensive reference guide on international relations, politics and modern world history. Starting with the concluding stages of the Second World War (including Yalta, the defeat of Germany and Japan and the birth of the United Nations) the book goes through to major events in the new post-Cold War world (such as the Serbo-Croat wars, the South Africa and the end of the Deng era in China). Throughout attention is paid to international themes such as decolonization, African nationalism and global environmentalism, as well as social and economic history (including information on inflation rates, natural disasters, and environmental issues).

Cover of Longman Handbook of Modern European History, 1763-1985

Cover of The Longman Handbook of Modern American History 1763-1996
This handbook attempts to provide a convenient reference for both teachers and students of modern American history from 1763 to the end of 1996. It is a much condensed work, bringing together chronological, statistical and tabular information. The text covers not only the political and diplomatic events but also the broader fields of social and economic history and also includes biographies of important individuals, a glossary of historical terms and a topical bibliography.

Cover of The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1995
Providing all the essential facts and figures about modern British history from the death of Queen Anne to the end of 1995, this compact and accessible reference work is now updated in a Third Edition.The text been thoroughly revised in the light of recent events and economic statistics brought up-to-date, and it has also been completely reset into a more attractive text design. New material covers: * the fall of Margaret Thatcher and John Major's premiership * the emergence of 'New Labour' under Tony Blair * recent developments in Northern Ireland * Britain's relationship with the European Community in the 1990s