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The Birth of the Modern

World Society 1815–1830By Paul JohnsonNarrated by Wanda McCaddon
Length48h 46m

About this audiobook

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.

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 4.2 (1.4K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, Amazon
GenreHistory
Length48 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byWanda McCaddon
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 13, 2012
LanguageEnglish

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