Long nineteenth century

How it is used

It is an interpretive period label; explain the dates and geography used by the author.

Example sentences

1. The course's long nineteenth century begins with revolution and ends with world war.

   The label links processes across conventional century boundaries.

2. Her essay asks whether the long nineteenth century fits this island's history.

   Period labels can be tested against regional experience.

Common collocations

• the long nineteenth century
• during the long nineteenth century

Related terms

• periodizationThe dividing of the past into named periods, such as antiquity and the Middle Ages, and the debate about where the boundaries between them should fall.
• revolutionThe sudden, often violent overthrow of a government or political system by its people, or any deep and rapid change in society, the economy or ideas.

More terms: Periods and Eras

• period
• era
• century
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• AD
• civilization
• ancient
• Middle Ages
• chronology
• Renaissance
• Enlightenment
• prehistory