Sixteenth Century

Informationen zum Autor Euan Cameron is Henry Luce III Professor of Reformation Church History at the Union Theological Seminary, New York, and was previously Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He has published extensively on European history in the age of the Reformation, including The European Reformation and, as editor, Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History, both also published by Oxford University Press. Klappentext This volume in the Short Oxford History of Europe series examines 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 political! social! economic! religious! and intellectual perspectives. The book includes material on regions of Europe often ignored in other general histories of the period! such as the East and the Mediterranean world. This unique text challenges! tests! and revises the received wisdom of past accounts in light of the most modern historical scholarship. Traditional textbook history--from the multiple "revolutions" to the rise of the nation-states--emerges transformed from this volume. Zusammenfassung Looks at the 16th century, one of the most tumultuous periods of social and cultural transformation in European history. This work considers this period from various perspectives, including political, economic, religious, and intellectual history, and subject traditional explanations of these areas to revision in light of the modern scholarship.

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• Authors: Euan Cameron, Euan (Henry Luce III Professor of Reforma Cameron, Euan K. Cameron, Professor Euan Cameron
• Assisted by: Euan Cameron (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2006
• EAN: 9780198731894
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873189-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Short Oxford History of Europe; The Short Oxford History of Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / History, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600