Early modern Europe, 1500-1789 / H.G. Koenigsberger.

Author
Koenigsberger, H. G. (Helmut Georg) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Longman, 1987.
Description
xi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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    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.
    ISBN
    • 0582494028
    • 9780582494022
    • 058249401X ((pbk.))
    • 9780582494015 ((pbk.))
    • 0582418623
    • 9780582418622
    LCCN
    87002734
    OCLC
    15630248
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