History of europe history of europe european society and culture since 1914 if it works its obsolete first reported in or about 1950 the saying neatly expressed that periods sense of the headlong speed at which technology was changing but equally rapid change is the hallmark of many aspects of life since 1914 and nowhere has it been more apparent than in europe. Amazoncom twentieth century europe politics society and culture 9780070160521 di scalaspencer di scala spencer books. Europes long century 1900 present society politics and culture prof spencer m di scala the twentieth century has been interpreted as a short century marked by extremes according to this view the century lasted only from 1914 to 1989 or 1991 these dates coincide with the rise and fall of communism that came to power in russia in 1917 and ended with the fall of the berlin wall 1989 or that of the soviet union 1991 thus the concept of a short century is unduly influenced by a . History of europe history of europe early 19th century social and political thought the romantics who studied society through the novel or discoursed about it in essays and pamphlets were no less devoted to this cause of humanity but they arrived at politically different conclusions from goethes and from one anothers scott and disraeli were forerunners of tory democracy as