Europe in a Wider World, 1350-1650

by Robin W. Winks, Lee Palmer Wandel

Overview

This book is a compact, accessible history of the continent, during a time when it did not yet dominate the world in which it was situated. The text discusses the major events of the period, and also seeks to restore interconnections lost by thinkers who divided the period into "The Renaissance" and "The Reformation." With twenty-five illustrations and nine detailed maps, this short textbook is perfect for students of European history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195154474
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/27/2003
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.39(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Yale University

University of Wisconsin

Table of Contents

1. The Late Middle Ages in Eastern EuropeThe CrusadesThe Fall of Byzantium, 1081-1453The Ottoman Empire, 1453-1699Russia from the Thirteenth to the End of the Seventeenth CenturiesSummary2. The Rise of the NationA World Turned Upside DownThe Emerging National MonarchiesParticularism in Germany and ItalySummary3. The RenaissanceA Money EconomyPrinting, Thought, and LiteratureScience and ReligionThe Fine ArtsThe Art of Daily LivingSummary4. Exploration and ExpansionExploration and ExpansionEast by Sea to the IndiesWest by Sea to the IndiesThe North Atlantic PowersRussiaThe Impact of ExpansionSummary5. The Age of ReformationProtestant Founders: Martin Luther, 1483-1546Protestant Founders: Zwingli, Calvin, and OthersProtestant Beliefs and PracticesThe Catholic ReformationProtestantism and the Idea of ProgressSummary6. The Great Powers in ConflictA Long DuréeA Complexity of WarsThe Catholic Monarchies: Spain and FranceFrance: Toward Absolutism, 1547-1588The Protestant States: Tudor England and the Dutch RepublicThe Holy Roman Empire and the Thirty Years' WarScience and ReligionSummary