This new edition of this popular Handbook provides the key facts and figures of modern European history from 1763 right up to the dramatic events of the mid-1990s, including: * the war in the former Yugoslavia * political ferment in Russia under Yeltsin * the emergence of new political systems in central and eastern Europe * continuing moves towards European integration Throughout key economic and social statistics have been updated and the text has been completely reset into a more attractive and user-friendly text design.