History of Modern Europe : 1850–1939

Replete with interesting photographs, maps, and an extensive bibliography, this book is recommended reading for all undergraduate students and IAS aspirants.

Late 19th and early 20th-century Europe saw the unfolding of socio-political and economic situations that set the stage for the First World War, and eventually led to the Second World War. This textbook offers detailed analyses along with a comprehensive historiography for each of the following topics: Theories of nationalism and the processes by which new nation-states were carved out; Nationalist aspirations of Germany, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire/Ottoman Empire; Theories of imperialism and imperialist rivalries; Debates on the causes and impact of the First World War; The Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917; Fascism and its origins; Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany; Origins of the Second World War; Cultural transformation of Europe: photography, radio and cinema, movements of art and architecture and national art galleries; and institutions of knowledge: exhibitions, museums/archives History of Modern Europe, 1850–1939 follows the latest NEP 2020 History syllabus, and caters to the urgent need for an authoritative textbook.