Europe, 1648-1815: From the Old Regime to the Age of Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195154460 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Anne Nitoski. Product exactly as described. Quick service.. Five Stars Andrea Fitzgerald Wonderful book!. Clear and concise introduction to this period of history. Amazon Customer The late Professor Winks and Professor Kaiser have produced a gem of a book for the student historian. Europe, during the period covered by this book, saw a vast amount of change. England disposed of its royalty only to reinstate it, with Charles II, France became a republic, new lands/cultures were being discovered, the age of enlightenment was born and the industrial revolution occurred. Newton was discovering gravity, Voltaire was writing, Gainsborough painting and Haydn composing. The authors have covered all of these topics, and more, in a readable way that isn't weighted
. Thomas E. Kaiser is at University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Robin W. Winks is at Yale University
. Winks is at Yale University. Kaiser is at University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Thomas E. About the Author Robin W
In 1648, Europe was reeling from the destabilizing effects of religious conflict, economic change, and social upheaval. Between 1648 and 1750, peoples and governments throughout Europe sought to contain the shift toward anarchy through the reinforcement of religious orthodoxies, the strengthening of national states, and the stiffening of social hierarchies. The search for order had given way to a quest for progress. Framing the events of the period in terms of two successive movements--the search for order and the pursuit of reform--this book surveys the political, economic, social, and cultural events of the period, from the rise of absolutism to the campaigns of Napoleon, from the creation of European empires in the Americas to the controversies of the Enlightenment. A new movement known as "the Enlightenment" was transforming the old order, and revolution was about to become a Western tradition. The discoveries of the Scientific Revolution had begun to corrode old certainties about the universe, just as the exploration of the New World was revealing the existence of peoples, cultures, and even continents that would have been unimaginable to previous generations. But by the later ei