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The Birth of the Modern: World Society, 1815-1830

The Birth of the Modern: World Society, 1815-1830

[Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.]

[Read by Wanda McCaddon]

A New York Times Notable Book for 1991

This is an extraordinary chronicle of the fifteen years, 1815-1830, that laid the foundations of modern society. It is a history of people, ideas, politics, manners, morals, economics, art, science and technology, diplomacy, business and commerce, literature, and revolution.

From Wellington at Waterloo and Jackson at New Orleans to the surge of democratic power and reform, this tumultuous period saw the United States transform itself from an ex-colony into a formidable nation, Britain become the first industrial world power, Russia develop the fatal flaws that would engulf her in the twentieth century, and China and Japan set the stage for future development and catastrophe. Provocative, challenging, and listenable, this remarkable story is told through the lives and actions of its outstanding, curious, and ordinary people.
Country USA
Brand HarperCollins Children's Books
Manufacturer HarperCollins
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780060165741
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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