Early modern Europe [[electronic resource] ] : an Oxford history / / edited by Euan Cameron |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxi, 402 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 940.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CameronEuan (Euan K.) |
Soggetto topico | History, Modern |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-09774-5
9786613097743 0-19-158808-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465509203321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Early modern Europe [[electronic resource] ] : an Oxford history / / edited by Euan Cameron |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxi, 402 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 940.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CameronEuan (Euan K.) |
Soggetto topico | History, Modern |
ISBN |
0-19-160681-2
1-283-09774-5 9786613097743 0-19-158808-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791998603321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Early modern Europe : an Oxford history / / edited by Euan Cameron |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxi, 402 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 940.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CameronEuan (Euan K.) |
Soggetto topico | History, Modern |
ISBN |
0-19-160681-2
1-283-09774-5 9786613097743 0-19-158808-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823199903321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The sixteenth century [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Euan Cameron |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina |
940
940.232 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CameronEuan (Euan K.) |
Collana | The short Oxford history of Europe |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786611160456
1-281-16045-8 0-19-152492-1 1-4356-0976-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451993303321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The sixteenth century [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Euan Cameron |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina |
940
940.232 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CameronEuan (Euan K.) |
Collana | The short Oxford history of Europe |
ISBN |
9786611160456
1-281-16045-8 0-19-152492-1 1-4356-0976-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778256203321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The sixteenth century / / edited by Euan Cameron |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina |
940
940.232 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CameronEuan (Euan K.) |
Collana | The short Oxford history of Europe |
ISBN |
9786611160456
1-281-16045-8 0-19-152492-1 1-4356-0976-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809914503321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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