Thomas Childers

Only three lifetimes ago, Europe was a farming society ruled by families of monarchs. But with two seismic tremors-capitalism and democracy-Europe's economic and royal foundations were shattered forever and modern European history began. In this series of 48 fascinating lectures, Professor Childers makes the history of Europe from the 1750s to the present-events both horrible and magnificent-as immediate as today's headlines, employing the historian's...

Lectures delivered by Professor Thomas Childers of the University of Pennsylvania tracing the course of European history from the late eighteenth century to the close of the twentieth.

Course examines World War II, its causes and costs.

Presents a study of events that shaped modern Europe, from political revolution in the late 18th century to the collapse of communism at the end of the 20th century. Professor Childers details the political, social, cultural, and economic conditions leading to each of these events and traces their implications across the decades.