The History of Europe is taught in most of the colleges in India as well as in other foreign countries. The book has been written in four parts, viz., Volume I from 1453 to 1648, Volume II 1649 to 1789, Volume III 1789 to 1870 and Volume IV 1871 to 1945. It is designed to meet the requirements of students and of examinees of various competitive examinations. To make it useful to common readers, the book has been written in simple and lucid language describing all round progress in production, trade, science and other spheres of life. With the development of new rational outlook, tremendous development took place in navigation which made Western countries rich and powerful and enabled them to establish their hegemony and empire all over the world. New democratic ideas gave a death blow to monarchy and feudalism. New democratic states with ideal of human rights now exist over major part of the world. Seeds of human progress were laid during this period. Modern period begins from 1453 and European supremacy ended in 1945.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Radhey Shyam Chaurasia
Dr. R.S. Chaurasia, M.A, in English, History, Economics, Political Science, L.L.B., holds Ph.D. degree in History. He is the retired Principal and Head of the Department of History and Political Science, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi. He has taught in different colleges under different universities for four decades. He has written about forty books on English, History and Political Science. He is a reputed author of thirty years standing. He has contributed more than hundred papers in leading Journals as well as in different University books and Newspapers. He ahs also taught P.G. Teachers of Delhi Senior Secondary Schools under the auspices of the Delhi State Institute of Education for about twenty years. He has recently been awarded “Millennium Award†of 2000 A.D. at Farrukhabad Mahotsav, Uttar Pradesh. His other books include: Recent Times History of Political Thought; History of Modern China; History of Middle East; History of Western Political Thought; History of Medieval India; History of Ancient India; History of Modern India; History of Europe 1 to 4 Vols.
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