Early modern Europe : an Oxford history / / edited by Euan Cameron

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xxxi, 402 p. : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 940.2
• Soggetto topico: History, Modern
• Soggetto geografico: Europe History 1492-1648; Europe History 17th century; Europe History 18th century
• Altri autori: CameronEuan (Euan K.)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-380) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors -- Editor 's Acknowledgements -- Editor's Introduction -- Prologue: Europe and the World Around -- Europe: The Myths of Europe -- A Continent and its Peoples -- The Cultural Inheritance -- Frontiers and Boundaries -- Technologies and their Impact -- The Sense of being European -- The Quest for Peace and Union -- I. The Sixteenth Century, c.1500-c.1618 -- 1. The Conditions of Life for the Masses -- Who were the Masses? -- The Peasant Household -- The Peasant Life-Cycle -- Ways of Coping -- Wider Links: Village, Lordship, Market -- The Processes of Change -- The Effects of Change -- The Urban Experience of the Lower Orders -- Conclusion -- 2. The Power of the Word: Renaissance and Reformation -- The Renaissance and the Word -- The Word Written and Printed -- The Ancient Word and the Ancient Tongue -- The Word of Exhortation -- Describing the World and the Universe -- The Word of Faith: The Old Faith -- The Reformation Challenge -- Reformed Churches and Reformed People -- The Old Church Responds -- Conclusion -- 3. War, Religion, and the State -- States and Borders -- The Habsburgs and their Rivals -- War and the State -- Courts and Government -- Society, Justice, and Sovereignty -- The Impact of Religious Change -- The Impact of Religious Division -- The Weak Monarchies of the East and the Coming of the Thirty Years War -- II. The Seventeenth Century, c.1618-c.1715 -- 4. Colonies, Enterprises, and Wealth: the Economies of Europe and the Wider World -- Introduction: Europe and the Wider World in 1600 -- People -- Land -- Cities -- Manufactures -- States, Colonies, and Commerce -- Europe and the Wider World -- Conclusion: A New World Economy? -- 5. Embattled Faiths: Religion and Natural Philosophy -- The Legacy of Renaissance and Reformation -- Religion: Rigour and Reform. ; Religious Motives in Politics and War -- Dogma, Faith, and Society -- The Decline of the Devil -- Reason and the 'Crisis of Conscience' -- The Reception and Resumption of the New Science -- Matter and Void: Descartes's System and its Opponents -- New Instruments and New Sciences -- The Quest for Practical Applications -- Conclusion -- 6. Warfare, Crisis, and Absolutism -- The Expansion of Europe -- Warfare as an Agent of Change -- The 'Thirty Years War' in Europe, 1618-48 -- Conflict between France and Spain -- The British Civil Wars -- Absolutism' -- Louis XIV -- Louis XIV's Foreign Policy -- Vienna Saved -- The Rise of Russia -- Conclusions -- III. The Eighteenth Century, c.1715-c.1789 -- 7. A Widening Market in Consumer Goods -- Population -- Work and Income: One Conundrum -- Agriculture -- Manufacturing and Industry -- Trade and Transport -- The State Sector -- Consumption -- Wages and Prices: Another Conundrum -- Conclusion -- 8. The Enlightenment -- The Scale of Change -- Man in his Universe -- Economy and Society -- Politics -- Diversity across Countries and Regions -- The French Revolution and the Enlightenment -- Conclusion -- 9. Europe Turns East: Political Developments -- The Wars of c.1680-1721 and Europe's Balance of Power -- The Burdens of War and their Impact upon Government -- Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia -- Modern States or Composite Monarchies? -- Enlightened Government -- Russian Expansion and French Crisis -- Epilogue: The Old Order Transformed 1789-1815 -- The Outbreak of the French Revolution -- The Creation of a New France and a New World -- The Failure of the Constitutional Monarchy -- The Coming of War and the End of the Monarchy -- Counter-revolution and the Terror -- Towards Military Dictatorship -- Reconstruction at Home -- The Conquest of Europe -- Decline and Fall -- The Legacy -- Further Reading -- Index. ; A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: From the Renaissance and the Reformation to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, early modern Europe was a period of political and intellectual upheaval. This extensively illustrated book offers a new kind of introduction to Europe between 1500 and 1800. Eleven leading historians examine different aspects of politics, religion, culture, and daily life, putting together a convincing and fascinating picture of Europe as it moved from the middle ages to themodern era.
• Titolo autorizzato: Early modern Europe
• ISBN: 0-19-160681-2; 1-283-09774-5; 9786613097743; 0-19-158808-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823199903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II