European Modernity

It is often taken for granted that modernity emerged in Europe and diffused from there across the world. This book questions that assumption and re-examines the question of European modernity in the light of world history. <br/> <br/> Bo Stråth and Peter Wagner re-position Europe in the global context of the 19th and 20th<br/> centuries. They show that Europe is less modern than has been assumed and modernity less European and thus decentre Europe in a way that makes room for a wider historical perspective. Adopting a thematic structure the authors reconceive the idea of European modernity in relation to key topics such as democracy capitalism and market society individual autonomy religion and politics.<br/> <i><br/> European Modernity</i> is an important addition to the literature that will be of interest to all students and scholars of modern European history.