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Early modern Europe, 1500-1789 / H.G. Koenigsberger.
Author
Koenigsberger, H. G. (Helmut Georg)
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London ; New York : Longman, 1987.
Description
xi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
D208 .K64 1987
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Europe
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History
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1492-1648
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Europe
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History
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1648-1789
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Koenigsberger, H. G. (Helmut Georg). History of Europe
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History of Europe
Summary note
Opening at the height of the Renaissance, the book chronicles the dawning of a new age on the European continent. Koenigsberger paints a detailed picture of the Reformation and its significance as increasingly powerful nations began to intrude on their subjects’ public and private lives. He gives account of the Counter-Reformation and the political and economic crisis that accompanied it, and an in-depth discussion of the age of Louis XIV and the balance of power in Europe. A full chapter addresses the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, and throughout attention is given to social, cultural and intellectual developments.The book concludes with a summary of the situation throughout Europe on the eve of the French Revolution, and the dramatic changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution and the beginnings of a consumer society.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. From Medieval to modern Europe
Periodization — Economic condition of Europe in 1500
Political structure of Europe
Unity of the Church
Changing cultural perceptions
Europe and the outside world
Russia
2. Expansion and Reformation 1500-1600
The rise in prices
The 'New Monarchies' and the patronage system
Aggression and imperialism – The decline of City States
Successful cities
The breakdown of the basis for a unified church -Catholic reform before Luther – The Ottoman Empire
Europe and the outside world – Conclusion 3. Counter-Reformation and crisis 1560-1600
Catholic reform before Luther
The Ottoman Empire
Conclusion
Economic life : from expansion to crisis
Succession problems and civil wars
Religion : saints, martyrs and persecutors
High Renaissance
Baroque period
Drama and the theatre
Literature
4. Age of Louis XIV and the balance of power 1660-1750
Agriculture, industry and trade
Absolute monarchies – The limits of absolutism – France in the eighteenth century
Brandenburg-Prussia – The limited monarchies and republics – The theoretical attack on absolutism – International relations – The last Turkish offensive
Austrian Habsburg Empire
Great Northern War
Russia in the seventeenth century Eighteenth century balance of power – Conclusion
5. Scientific revolution and Enlightenment 1500-1750 – The dissolution of the medieval world view
Court society – Attacks on traditional thinking – The family, the individual and education – Architecture – Literature – Music – Conclusion 6. Before the Revolution
Agrarian life
Industrial revolution
Beginnings of a consumer society
Adam Smith and the origins of modern economics
International relations
Enlightened despotism
Failed revolutions
The nature of the French Revolution
Architecture and the arts
Haydn and Mozart — Conclusion.
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ISBN
0582494028
9780582494022
058249401X ((pbk.))
9780582494015 ((pbk.))
0582418623
9780582418622
LCCN
87002734
OCLC
15630248
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