Seventeenth Century - print on demand

Zusatztext It is an excellent collection! providing an admirably concise and always intelligent and thoughful synthesis.It will surelyas the publisher hopes 'challenge those ..... familiar with the period to think again ... and awaken the interest of those unfamiliar with it.' Christopher Storrs! European Hisorical Review! Vol 477. Informationen zum Autor Joseph Bergin is Professor of History at the University of Manchester Klappentext The complete short Oxford History of Europe provides a concise, readable, and authorititive point of entry for the history of Europe from the Ancient Greeks to the present day in eleven volumes. In each chapter a leading expert offers focused and penetrating insights into the major themes and influences of the period. Lying between the two great 'peaks' of European history, the Reformation and the Enlightenment in the centuries before and after, the seventeenth century lacks a clear identity of its own. And yet, it is the very proliferation of major events, crises, and processes throughout Europe that has made this transitional age so difficult to label. This book fully explores the seventeenth century, highly significant for the future of Europe. In a set of chapters covering and contrasting the European experience across the full century and the full continent, the reader is offered a rich, lively, and provocative introduction to this exciting period. Zusammenfassung Lying between the two great "peaks" of European history, the Reformation and Enlightenment, the 17th century can appear not to have a popular identity itself. The contributors to this work, however, show the heavy significance of 17th-century events, addressing society, politics and culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributor's Notes Introduction 1: RC Nash: The Economy 2: Thomas Munck: Society 3: Anthony F. Upton: Politics 4: David Parrott: War and International Relations 5: Laurence Brockliss: The Age of Curiosity 6: Anthony Pagden: Europe and the Wider World Conclusion Bibliography Chronology Maps Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Bergin
• Assisted by: Joseph Bergin (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2000
• EAN: 9780198731672
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873167-2
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Short Oxford History of Europe
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Europe, Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, CE period up to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, European history: medieval period, middle ages, C 1600 To C 1700, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Designed / suitable for A and AS Level (England and Wales), Designed / suitable for A & AS Level, For advanced / upper secondary education