Western Civilization: The Continuing Experiment, Volume 1The Brief Edition of Western Civilization presents a strong chronological and political framework and seamlessly integrates the social and cultural forces that have shaped the western past. Two related themes are pursued throughout: 1) Europe in relation to the rest of the world and non-Western influences, and 2) power in all its senses, public and private; economic, social, cultural, and political; symbolic and real. |
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... July 1793 July 1793 - July 1794 July 1794 REVOLONIONS France declares war on Britain , Spain , and the Netherlands Radical Jacobins purge Girondins from the Convention Robespierre assumes leadership of Commit- tee of Public Safety Reign ...
... July 1793 July 1793 - July 1794 July 1794 REVOLONIONS France declares war on Britain , Spain , and the Netherlands Radical Jacobins purge Girondins from the Convention Robespierre assumes leadership of Commit- tee of Public Safety Reign ...
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... July 1870 July 13 , 1870 July 19 , 1870 September 1 , 1870 January 18 , 1871 Bismarck appointed prime minister of Prussia Austria and Prussia attack Denmark and occupy Schleswig and Holstein Austro - Prussian War Prussia wins Battle of ...
... July 1870 July 13 , 1870 July 19 , 1870 September 1 , 1870 January 18 , 1871 Bismarck appointed prime minister of Prussia Austria and Prussia attack Denmark and occupy Schleswig and Holstein Austro - Prussian War Prussia wins Battle of ...
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... July 12 , 1870 , he withdrew the young prince's candidacy , removing the cause for war . Bismarck was bitterly disappointed . Not content with the prestige they won with this diplomatic victory , the French pushed their luck further . On ...
... July 12 , 1870 , he withdrew the young prince's candidacy , removing the cause for war . Bismarck was bitterly disappointed . Not content with the prestige they won with this diplomatic victory , the French pushed their luck further . On ...
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Chronologies Genealogies and Charts | 692 |
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