So About Modern Europe...

The West - Europe and the USA - has kind of had its way with the world for a few centuries. Why else does everyone speak English listen to hip-hop and want to buy Mercedes?<br/> <br/>Starting with the Enlightenment Europeans developed big ideas that have increased opportunities for people around the world and raised standards of living. But those same ideas have also produced wars genocide colonialism and the potential for global environmental disaster. This book describes the origins and legacy of this mixed bag of ideas which includes everything from democracy and feminism to those old foes communism and capitalism. After all it's a bag which still shapes how most people on the planet look at things today.<br/> <br/>In a natural funny and engaging style <i>So About Modern Europe...</i> expertly guides readers through the good the bad and the indifferent of modern European history convincingly arguing the need to 'tip the cap' to the Enlightenment and its influence along the way.<b></b>