0. Introduction Part 1. Progress and Realism, 1850-1875 1. The Shape of an Era 2. Social Structures and Social Institutions 3. The Arts and Sciences 4. The Politics of the People 5. The Politics of the Powers 6. The Dynamics of Power Part 2. Doubt and Uncertainty, 1871-1895 7. The Shape of an Era 8. Social Structures and Social Institutions 9. The Arts and Sciences 10. The Politics of the People 11. The Politics of the Powers 12. The Dynamics of Power Part 3. Modernity and Modernism, 1890-1914 13. The Shape of an Era 14. Social Structures and Social Institutions 15. The Arts and Sciences 16. The Politics of the People 17. The Politics of the Powers 18. The Dynamics of Power 19. Conclusion