Foundations of Modern Europe (Western Tradition: Classics and Interpretations)
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"The Foundations of Modern Europe" aims to briefly introduce the main facts and trends in European history since 1756, but more importantly, to point out the "soul and significance" of these historical events. The book is divided into 12 chapters, respectively discussing major events such as the American War of Independence, the French Revolution, Napoleon, the unification of Italy, the unification of Germany, and the Franco-Prussian War. From a structural point of view, the discussion of Napoleon is the most lengthy and is at the core of the book. Napoleon and the French Revolution laid the foundations of modern Europe. Before Napoleon, Europe had always lacked centripetal force. The dream of uniting Europe was unrealistic and ultimately achieved nothing. Although Napoleon failed to succeed, no one came closer to the goal of uniting Europe than he did. Compared with many historical accounts of Europe, the unique value of this book is that the author does not have any color of modern empirical history, but insists on making pertinent and reasonable moral evaluations of historical figures.
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