The New Cambridge Modern History, Volume 11: Material Progress and World-Wide Problems, 1870-98

The New Cambridge Modern History #11

by F.H. Hinsley (Editor)

Volume XI covers a period of contrasts in European and World history, of material expansion and economic depression, of improved conditions and widespread poverty and degradation, a period of armed peace. The text of the volume, first published in 1962, is reprinted unchanged.

Genres: History, European History, Nonfiction

756 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Sir Francis Harry Hinsley OBE, was an English historian and cryptanalyst. He worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War and wrote widely on the history of international relations and British Intelligence during the Second World War. He was known as Harry Hinsley.

Reviews

[Adam Chandler · Rating 4 out of 5]

A series of essays from experts on a series of topics and nations during the late 19th century. There is the issue of the time period being rather narrow, which features the authors of some essays going well beyond the period in question in either direction, but the works overall cover the specific period in history. Some topics are more detailed than others with a few chapters being rather light and a couple being particularly dense and serviceable more as references than general surveys. Overall, it is a useful text for this era of the world.