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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820026703321

Autore

Treasure G. R. R (Geoffrey Russell Richards)

Titolo

The making of modern Europe, 1648-1780 / / Geoffrey Treasure

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Methuen, , 1985

ISBN

1-134-41765-9

1-134-41766-7

1-138-17436-X

0-203-42598-7

1-280-02498-4

Edizione

[[New ed.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (611 p.)

Disciplina

940.25

Soggetti

History, Modern - Europe - 17th century

History, Modern - Europe - 18th century

Europe History 1648-1789

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: London: Methuen, 1985.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; LIST OF MAPS; INTRODUCTION TO THE 2003 EDITION; PREFACE; 1 THE EUROPEAN WORLD; 2 EARLY CAPITALISM; 3 GOD AND MAN; 4 ADVENTURES OF MIND AND IMAGINATION; 5 QUESTIONS OF AUTHORITY; 6 DIPLOMACY AND WAR; 7 LOUIS XIV's FRANCE; 8 LOUIS XV; 9 SPAIN AND PORTUGAL; 10 GERMAN EMPIRE, AUSTRIAN STATE; 11 THE RISE OF PRUSSIA; 12 HOLLAND; 13 SCANDINAVIA; 14 POLAND; 15 RUSSIA; 16 RUSSIA AFTER PETER; 17 THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In 1640 the term Europe was without real political significance. In the following years the idea of Europe came to mean much more - a period documented in this fascinating book.