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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778256203321

Titolo

The sixteenth century [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Euan Cameron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

9786611160456

1-281-16045-8

0-19-152492-1

1-4356-0976-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

The short Oxford history of Europe

Altri autori (Persone)

CameronEuan (Euan K.)

Disciplina

940

940.232

Soggetti

Europe History 1517-1648

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-233) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 The economy; 2 Politics and warfare; 3 Society; 4 The mind; 5 The turmoil of faith; 6 Europe and a world expanded; Conclusion and commentary; Further reading; Chronology; Maps; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new volume in the Short Oxford History of Europe series looks at the sixteenth century - one of the most tumultuous and dramatic periods of social and cultural transformation in European history. Six leading experts consider this period from a variety of perspectives, including political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual history, and subject traditional explanations of all these areas to revision in light of the most modern scholarship. - ;The sixteenth century witnessed some of the most abrupt and traumatic transformations ever seen in European society and culture. Populatio