''The Oxford History of Modern Europe'' is a
series of books on the
history of Modern Europe published by the
Clarendon Press (an imprint of
Oxford University Press) from 1954. The most recent volume appeared in 2022. The series was originally edited by
Alan Bullock and
F.W.D. Deakin and was intended to cover the period from the
French Revolution to the
Second World War.
Books
The series comprises a succession of self-contained
monograph
A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) or exhibition on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author or artist, and usually on a scholarly subject.
In library cataloging, ''monograph ...
s, usually addressing an individual country or theme. They are, in order of publication:
Reception
Writing in 2005,
David Stevenson observed that the series "belongs to a more leisured era" and noted that no volumes were ever published which deal with
Austria,
Italy and
Soviet Russia. Nonetheless, he observed that "the formula has generated a number of classics, which have remained in print for decades."
A volume on Austria was, however, released in 2022.
See also
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The New Cambridge Modern History
''The New Cambridge Modern History'' replaced the original ''Cambridge Modern History'' in an entirely new project with all new editors and contributors. It was published by Cambridge University Press in fourteen volumes between the 1950s and the 1 ...
'' (1957–1979)
References
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Series of history books
Historiography of Europe
Clarendon Press books
1954 establishments in the United Kingdom