Author: Henry Offley Wakeman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Europe, 1598-1715
Author: Henry Offley Wakeman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Golden Century
Author: Maurice Ashley
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9781842122471
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Although 17th century Europe experienced continuous war and revolution, it was also a time when creativity flourished: Cervantes and Velásquez in Spain, Shakespeare and Milton in London, Rubens in Antwerp, Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and Molière in Paris. The vast changes in art, science and religion ultimately gave birth to modernity--and this all-encompassing history traces each landmark.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9781842122471
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Although 17th century Europe experienced continuous war and revolution, it was also a time when creativity flourished: Cervantes and Velásquez in Spain, Shakespeare and Milton in London, Rubens in Antwerp, Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and Molière in Paris. The vast changes in art, science and religion ultimately gave birth to modernity--and this all-encompassing history traces each landmark.
A Short History of Europe, 1600-1815
Author: Lisa Rosner
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131747791X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
A concise survey that introduces readers to the people, ideas, and conflicts in European history from the Thirty Years' War to the Napoleonic Era. The authors draw on gender studies, environmental history, anthropology and cultural history to frame the essential argument of the work.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131747791X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
A concise survey that introduces readers to the people, ideas, and conflicts in European history from the Thirty Years' War to the Napoleonic Era. The authors draw on gender studies, environmental history, anthropology and cultural history to frame the essential argument of the work.
The Sixteenth Century
Author: Euan K. Cameron
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198731884
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This new volume in the Short Oxford History of Europe series looks at 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 a variety of perspectives, including political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual history, and subject traditional explanations of all these areas to revision in light of the most modern scholarship. - ;The sixteenth century witnessed some of the most abrupt and traumatic transformations ever seen in European society and culture. Populatio.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198731884
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This new volume in the Short Oxford History of Europe series looks at 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 a variety of perspectives, including political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual history, and subject traditional explanations of all these areas to revision in light of the most modern scholarship. - ;The sixteenth century witnessed some of the most abrupt and traumatic transformations ever seen in European society and culture. Populatio.
The Seventeenth Century
Author: Joseph Bergin
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019873168X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
"In this book, Professor Begin and his fellow authors provide an account of the main aspects of seventeenth century Europe - from economy and society to politics, war, and intellectual life. Finally, the book dwells on the ways in which contact with a wider world beyond Europe impinged on the consciousness of Europeans in this 'age of curiosity'. This account, written by leading specialists in the field, will challenge those who are familiar with the period to think again about established views, and awaken the interest of those unfamiliar with it."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019873168X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
"In this book, Professor Begin and his fellow authors provide an account of the main aspects of seventeenth century Europe - from economy and society to politics, war, and intellectual life. Finally, the book dwells on the ways in which contact with a wider world beyond Europe impinged on the consciousness of Europeans in this 'age of curiosity'. This account, written by leading specialists in the field, will challenge those who are familiar with the period to think again about established views, and awaken the interest of those unfamiliar with it."--BOOK JACKET.
A History of European Peoples
Author: Clarence Perkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit, Mich. First-third Supplement. 1889-1903: 1894-1898
Author: Detroit Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Early Modern France 1560-1715
Author: Robin Briggs
Publisher: Oxford [etc.] : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive interpretation of a decisive period in French history, from the chaos of the Wars of Religion to the death of Louis XIV. Briggs combines discussion of the major political events with an analysis of the long-term factors which decisively molded the evolution of both state and society. He concentrates especially on identifying and linking changes in economic, social, and political life, as well as discussing the changes in religious attitudes and the nature of popular beliefs.
Publisher: Oxford [etc.] : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive interpretation of a decisive period in French history, from the chaos of the Wars of Religion to the death of Louis XIV. Briggs combines discussion of the major political events with an analysis of the long-term factors which decisively molded the evolution of both state and society. He concentrates especially on identifying and linking changes in economic, social, and political life, as well as discussing the changes in religious attitudes and the nature of popular beliefs.
Catalogue of the Public Lending Library
Author: State library of Victoria
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Catalogue of the Public Lending Library
Author: Victoria. Public library, Melbourne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description