Cette série d'essais explore la riche tapisserie de la culture et de la société européennes à travers les siècles. Elle explore les mouvements sociaux et culturels clés qui ont façonné le continent de la période médiévale à nos jours. Chaque volume offre des analyses concises mais perspicaces sur la formation de l'identité européenne et sa nature en constante évolution. C'est une lecture idéale pour ceux qui s'intéressent à une compréhension plus approfondie de l'histoire européenne et de son héritage culturel.
Though sexual attitudes and behaviour have changed radically in Britain since the mid-nineteenth century, Lesley A. Hall shows how halting these processes of change have been. The second edition of this classic text has been revised and expanded, bringing the story right up to the present day and incorporating the latest research and scholarship.
Chronology.- Preface.- The Historical Context.- Modern Society and Modern Thought.- Edmund Burke.- Thomas Paine.- Jeremy Bentham.- Georg Hegel.- Alexis de Tocqueville.- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.- Epilogue.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Index.
The book explores the challenges faced by the European nobility in the century leading up to the French Revolution, highlighting the pressures from social, economic, and ideological shifts. It delves into the mechanisms that sustained noble existence and the strategies employed to maintain solidarity amidst growing tensions and the fracturing of traditional authority. Through this examination, Lukowski provides insight into the evolving dynamics between ruling groups and the forces that threatened their power.