From 1848 to 1914 was an incredible era of discovery, revolution and new thinking. It was an age of giants such as Darwin, Nietzche and Bismark This is a new history of Europe's age of progress and modernism. Sperber's new book is an ideal accompaniment to university level courses on European history, and gives comprehensive and unified coverage of various aspects of the past. It contains: Broad thematic arguements that encompass developments across the entire European continent. A large selection of charts, tables and sidebars offering interesting insights and observations about specific, individual aspects of the period. A very detailed and completely up-to-date bibliography for further reading.