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Early modern Europe : an Oxford history

Author: Euan Cameron
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"The contributors to Early Modern Europe set out to convey the feel of the changes in life, beyond the raw historical data. Their chapters are extensively illustrated with carefully chosen images which complement the text. The book considers the evolving economy and society - the basic facts of life for the majority of Europe's people. It shows how the religious and intellectual unity of western culture fragmented  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Euan Cameron
ISBN: 0198205287 9780198205289 0198207603 9780198207603
OCLC Number: 39256132
Description: xxxi, 402 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Prologue: Europe and the world around / Anthony Pagden --
1. The sixteenth century, c.1500-c.1618: The conditions of life for the masses / Alison Rowlands ; The power of the word : Renaissance and Reformation / Euan Cameron ; War, religion, and the state / Steven Gunn --
2. Seventeenth century, c. 1618-c.1715: Colonies, enterprises, and wealth : the economies of Europe and the wider world / R.A. Houston ; Embattled faiths : religion and natural philosophy / Robin Briggs ; Warfare, crisis, and absolutism / Jeremy Black --
3. The eighteenth century, c.1715-c.1789: A widening market in consumer goods / James C. Riley ; The enlightenment / Norman Hampson ; Europe turns East : political developments / H.M. Scott ; Epilogue: The old order transformed, 1789-1815 / T.C.W. Blanning.
Responsibility: edited by Euan Cameron.
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"The contributors to Early Modern Europe set out to convey the feel of the changes in life, beyond the raw historical data. Their chapters are extensively illustrated with carefully chosen images which complement the text. The book considers the evolving economy and society - the basic facts of life for the majority of Europe's people. It shows how the religious and intellectual unity of western culture fragmented and dissolved under the impact of new ideas. It examines politics, not just as the rise and fall of empires, but for the emergence of modern attitudes and techniques in governing."--BOOK JACKET.

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