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Description
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.
Table of Contents
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.
Product details

Published | 04 Oct 1999 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 2nd |
Extent | 458 |
ISBN | 9780333773352 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
Dimensions | Not specified |
Series | Bloomsbury History of Europe |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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