Nicholas Atkin & Michael Biddiss 
The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since 1789 

The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since
1789 is an authoritative and accessible reference guide to the
major people, events, and issues that have shaped the development
of Europe from the French Revolution to the present day.

* Features almost a thousand alphabetical entries on modern
European history

* Offers extensive cross-references to enhance clarity and reveal
historical links and connections, and a series of maps
charting the evolution of modern European states

* Covers the whole of continental Europe, as well as relevant
aspects of the British experience

* Written by a trio of distinguished historians of the
period

Table of Content

Preface.

Summary Listing of Entries and Principal Cross-Headings.

Maps.

The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since
1789 A-Z.

About the author

Nicholas Atkin was Professor of History and Head of the
School of Humanities at the University of Reading and the author or
editor of several books on European issues. At the time of his
death in 2009, he had just published Themes in Modern European
History, 1890-1945, co-edited with Michael Biddiss.

Michael Biddiss is Emeritus Professor of History at the
University of Reading, and a former President of the Historical
Association. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of numerous
books and articles on modern Europe.

Frank Tallett is Head of the School of Humanities at the
University of Reading, and Co-Director of its Centre for the
Advanced Study of French History. A Fellow of the Royal Historical
Society, he is also the author or co-author of several books,
including Priests, Prelates and People: A History of European
Catholicism from 1750 to the Present (2003).