Early Modern Europe

'Early Modern' is a term applied to the period which falls between the end of the middle ages and the beginning of the nineteenth century. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Europe in this period, exploring the changes and transitions involved in the move towards modernity. Nine newly commissioned chapters under the careful editorship of Euan Cameron cover social, political, economic, and cultural perspectives, all contributing to a full and vibrant picture of Europe during this time. The chapters are organized thematically, and consider the evolving European economy and society, the impact of new ideas on religion, and the emergence of modern political attitudes and techniques. The text is complemented with many illustrations throughout to give a feel of the changes in life beyond the raw historical data.

ISBN 0198207603   DEWEY edition DC21 ISBN13 9780198207603 (What's this?)   Pages 440 Publisher Oxford University Press   Volumes 1 Imprint Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 750 Format Paperback   Published in Oxford Publication date 15 Feb 2001   Height (mm) 234 Non-book description xxxi, 402 p. :   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress 98026115   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 940.2   Academic level Tertiary education

		List of Illustrations
		List of Contributors
		Editor's Acknowledgements
		Editor's Introduction
		Prologue: Europe and the World Around by Anthony Pagden		1
I		The Sixteenth Century, c.1500 - c.1618		29
1		The Conditions of Life for the Masses by Alison Rowlands		31
2		The Power of the Word: Renaissance and Reformation by Euan Cameron		63
3		War, Religion, and the State by Steven Gunn		102
II		The Seventeenth Century, c.1618 - c.1715		135
4		Colonies, Enterprises, and Wealth: the Economies of Europe and the Wider World by R. A. Houston		137
5		Embattled Faiths: Religion and Natural Philosophy by Robin Briggs		171
6		Warfare, Crisis, and Absolutism by Jeremy Black		206
III		The Eighteenth Century, c.1715 - c.1789		231
7		A Widening Market in Consumer Goods by James C. Riley		233
8		The Enlightenment by Norman Hampson		265
9		Europe Turns East: Political Developments by H. M. Scott		298
		Epilogue: The Old Order Transformed 1789-1815 by T. C. W. Blanning		345
		Further Reading		375
		Index		381

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