| Early Modern Europe 1500-1789 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Koenigsberger, H. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0582418623 ISBN-13: 9780582418622 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $84.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Modern - 17th Century - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 940.22 |
| Series: Silver Library |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.2" W x 8" (1.00 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |