The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660

ISBN-13: 9780198730231 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 696 str.

Richard Bonney

Opis

This is a study of Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries--a period of economic and cultural upheaval, of dramatic changes in politics, society, and religion, and of constant warring among the emergent states. Based on extensive research, this book covers such diverse themes as the Reformation, witchcraft, diplomacy, population structure, the growth of capitalism, wars of religion, and wars of expansion. Bonney also examines the Scandinavian countries and Russia, areas frequently neglected by historians.

Recenzje

'Bonney is up to the task. He does a masterful job of imposing form on an enormous sprawl of diverse material ... essentially a reference book, a compact source of basic information about the first phase of the development of the modern nation state ... This is an excellent book. It accomplishes its purpose as a reference work without being impenetrable, it adds thought-provoking interpretation that is not whimsical, and it is up-to-date without being an instant anachronism.' William H. Cobb, East Carolina University, Journal of the Association of Historians in North Carolina, Vol. 2, Fall 1994

Spis treści

List of maps; List of tables; Chronology; Part I. Religious Developments in the European Dynastic States: Religious divisions in early modern Europe; Part II. The Development of the European Dynastic States: Europe in the age of the Italian wars 1494-1559; Europe in the age of the wars of religion 1559-1618; The struggle for European hegemony 1618-1660; The outsiders of Europe; Part III. The Structure of the European Dynastic States: The rise of European absolutism; Population and social structure; The European economy; Court, culture, and community; Conclusion: The European dynastic states; Maps; Notes; Guide to further reading; Index