So, About Modern Europe...

David Imhoof is Professor of History at Susquehanna University, USA. He is the author of Becoming a Nazi Town: Culture and Politics in Göttingen between the World Wars (2013) and co-editor of The Total Work of Art: Foundations, Articulations, Inspirations (2016).

• List of FiguresIntroduction1. (Re)birthing New Ideas in the Renaissance2. Science is a Human Invention3. The Enlightenment will Free You and Mess You Up4. Now, That’s a Revolution! (France, 1789)5. I’ve got a Fever, and the only Prescription is more Nationalism!6. Industrialization, or: Welcome to the Machine7. On the Road Again: The Ideas and Violence of Western Imperialism8. Look, We’ve Got to Talk about the Enlightenment9. World War I: The War that Did Nothing but Changed Everything10. Between the Wars without a Center, or: Up the Creek without a Paddle11. Downhill all the Way: World War II and the Holocaust12. The Cold War as a Line in the Sand13. The Long, Strange, and Not-So-Complete Death of Colonialism14. The End of History, or Something Like That15. You Do You: Identity PoliticsEpilogueFurther ReadingIndex

David Imhoof has written a refreshing and carefully conceived conversational history of modern Europe. His engaging and humorous style will certainly appeal to students looking for an accessible introduction to this subject.