Importance of Ideology in Europe Stadden Hoefgen

  • Mar 31, 1542

    "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies"

    "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies"
    Bartolomé de las Casas writes his "Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" that defines the mercantilist experience, particularly in the Spanish Empire.
  • Period: Mar 31, 1542 to

    Modern European History

  • Leviathan

    Leviathan
    Thomas Hobbes publishes his famous book in defense of the absolute monarchs of Europe.
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
    The English Bill of Rights is drafted, becoming the defining document of liberal movements until the American Constitution one hundred years later.
  • "The Heart of Darkness"

    "The Heart of Darkness"
    Joseph Conrad publishes "The Heart of Darkness", which relates the colonial experience in Africa.
  • "What is to be Done?"

    "What is to be Done?"
    Vladimir Lenin pens his influential "What is to be Done?". which will determine communist policy in the USSR for its entire existence.
  • "The Doctrine of Fascism"

    "The Doctrine of Fascism"
    Benito Mussolini first publishes his "Doctrine of Fascism" in the Italian Encyclopaedia.