xxx Acknowledgments
Andrew Devenney (Central Michigan University), Nicholas Murray (Adiron¬
dack Community College), Paul Deslandes (University of Vermont), Alex
Porter, Zech Jonathan, Anne Riegert (Universite de Rouen), Sven Wanegffe
len (Universite de Rouen), Steven Pincus (Yale University), Carol Merriman,
Lindsay O’Neill (University of Southern California), Charles Beem (Michi¬
gan State University), Brian McClure (Michigan State University), Charles
Keith (Michigan State University), Valerie Hansen (Yale University), Paul
Bushkovitch (Yale University), Charles-Edouard Levillain (University de
Lille), Robert Schwartz (Mount Holyoke College), Jay Winter (Yale Univer¬
sity), Sarah Cameron (Yale University), Keith Wrightson (Yale University),
Francesca Trivellato (Yale University), Steve Sawyer (American University of
Paris), Steven Englund (American University of Paris), Michael Driedger
(Brock University), Charles Lansing (University of Connecticut), Brian
Peterson (Union College), Michael Mahoney (Yale University), Chuck Wal¬
ton (Yale University), David Large (Montana State University), Frank Snow¬
den (Yale University), Daniel Briickenhaus (Yale University), Jonathan
Sperber (University of Missouri), and especially to Piotr Wandycz (Yale Uni¬
versity), Victoria Johnson (University of Michigan), Christine Brouwer (Yale
University), Michael Galgano (James Madison University), Bruno Cabanes
(Yale University), and Gary Shanafelt (McMurry University). The third edi¬
tion benefited greatly from conferences organized by the Civic Space Insti¬
tute at the Larzowski School of Law and Commerce in Warsaw. Thanks to
my colleagues and friends Andrzej Kaminski (Georgetown University and
the Larzowski School of Law and Commerce), Jim Collins (Georgetown
University), Wojciech Falkowski (University of Warsaw), Krzysztof Lazarski
(Larzowski School of Law and Commerce), Daria Nal^cz (Larzowski School
of Law and Commerce), Randy Roberts (Purdue University), Gabor Agoston
(Georgetown University), Ashley Dodge, and Ted Weeks (University of
Southern Illinois).
I have the greatest admiration for W. W. Norton, which remains a very
special independent publisher. My friend Donald Lamm, former chairman
of the board and former president of Norton, has always embodied the best
in publishing. He and Steve Forman, a wonderful editor and valued friend,
first proposed this project to me. Alan Cameron in London’s Norton office
has long provided support. Sandy Lifland’s deft and patient work as develop¬
mental editor contributed greatly to the first edition. Sarah England, then
Steve’s assistant and now an editor at Norton, was extremely helpful through¬
out the preparation of the second edition, and Kate Feighery and JoAnn
Simony were for the third edition. A special thanks to Carol Merriman, who
has patiently lived with and encouraged this and other projects for many
wonderful years.
The third edition of A History of Modern Europe is dedicated to Laura
Merriman and to Christopher Merriman, with much love.
Balazuc (Ardeche),
March 5, 2009