Reinforced Binding/AP Edition
For use in Advanced Placement courses

R. R. Palmer
Joel Colton, Duke University
Lloyd Kramer, University of NC

A History of Europe in the Modern World is a careful, well-written narrative of major events from the late Middle Ages to the political and religious conflicts at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It offers a wide-ranging survey that helps readers understand both the complexities of great events (e.g., the French Revolution, the First World War, or the collapse of great imperial systems) and the importance of historical analysis. It also provides a careful summary of the modern political changes that have affected the social and cultural development of all modern cultures.

Throughout the book's lifetime, A History of Europe in the Modern World has been hailed as an elegantly written historical narrative, filled with analysis and balanced historical insights as well as its traditional attention to the processes of historical change, conflict, and political transformations. The eleventh edition has been updated to provide wide-ranging examples of the historical thinking and themes that appear throughout the revised Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum in European History. Its slightly revised title also now reflects a sharper, more specific focus on the history of Europe while emphasizing the interactions between Europeans and the wider world. A new feature, Historical Interpretations and Debates, gives readers the opportunity to evaluate contrasting interpretations of notable conflicts and cultural transitions. And, as in previous editions, this edition includes the clear maps, survey of global economic connections, chronologies, illustrations, and up-to-date bibliographies that today's students need and expect.