{"product_id":"the-pursuit-of-glory-isbn-9780143113898","title":"The Pursuit of Glory","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"History writing at its glorious best.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A triumphant success. [Blanning] brings knowledge, expertise, sound judgment and a colorful narrative style.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling volume in the Penguin History of Europe series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Battle of Waterloo, Europe underwent an extraordinary transformatoin that saw five of the modern world's great revolutions--scientific, industrial, American, French, and romantic. In this much-admired addition to the monumental Penguin History of Europe series, Tim Blanning brilliantly investigates the forces that transformed Europe from a medieval society into a vigorous powerhose of the modern world. Blanning renders this vast subject immediate and absorbing by making fresh connections between the most mundane details of life and the major cultural, political, and technological transformations that birthed the modern age.The Pursuit of Glory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003e1. Europe in the era of Louis XIV\u003cbr\u003e2. Europe in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e3. Europe in 1809\u003cbr\u003e4. Europe in 1815\u003cbr\u003e5. The Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Life and Death\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Communications\u003cbr\u003e2. People\u003cbr\u003e3. Trade and Manufacturing\u003cbr\u003e4. Agriculture and the Rural World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Rulers and Their Elites\u003cbr\u003e6. Reform and Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Religion and Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Religion and the Churches\u003cbr\u003e8. Court and Country\u003cbr\u003e9. Palaces and Gardens\u003cbr\u003e10. The Culture of Feeling and the Culture of Reason\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: War and Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. From the Peace of Westphalia to the Peace of Nystad\u003cbr\u003e12. From the Peace of Nystad to the French Revolutionary Wars\u003cbr\u003e13. The Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eSuggested Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Blanning\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of modern history at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of the British Academy, and the author and editor of numerour books on European history. He appears regularly on BBC Radio in England.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302119526629,"sku":"NP9780143113898","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113898.jpg?v=1767741117","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-pursuit-of-glory-isbn-9780143113898","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}