Eighteenth Century Europe, 1700-1789

ISBN-13: 9780333773352 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 458 str.

Jeremy Black

Opis

This new edition of this highly successful and influential work includes two entirely new chapters - on Europe and the wider world and on the Revolutionary crisis - and is extensively revised throughout. It offers a wide-ranging thematic account of the century, that explores social, cultural and economic topics, as well as giving a clear analysis of the political events. Filled with fascinating detail and unusual examples, this absorbing history of eighteenth-century Europe will bring the period alive to students and teachers alike.

Spis treści

List of Maps.- Chronology.- Rulers of the Major States.- Preface.- Hostile Environment.- Economic Framework.- The Wheels of Commerce.- Society.- Towns.- Faith and the Churches.- Enlightenment.- Culture and the Arts.- Science and Medicine.- International Relations.- Armies and Warfare.- Europe and the Outer World.- Government and Administration.- Ideology, Politics and Reform.- The Revolutionary Crisis.- Epilogue.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. A member of the Councils of the Royal Historical Society and the British Records Association, he is the author of a number of books, including War and the World, 1450 - 2000 and Maps and History.