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A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe


A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe


Blackwell Companions to European History 1. Aufl.

von: Peter H. Wilson

39,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 22.04.2009
ISBN/EAN: 9781444303049
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 616

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<p><b>A COMPANION TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE</b> <p>“This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys… All specialists on this period will find much of value in this excellent volume.”<BR> <i>History, The Journal of the Historical Association</i> <p>This <i>Companion</i> contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. It considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe. <p>Placing Europe within an international context, contributors investigate key areas of society, economics, culture, and political development. The book concludes with the French and other European revolutions that brought the century to a close, both chronologically and as regards the Ancien Régime. <p><i>A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe</i> examines both established and emerging areas of interest in the field, making it an essential guide for students and scholars.
<p>List of Illustrations viii</p> <p>Notes on Contributors xi</p> <p>Acknowledgments xv</p> <p>Maps xvi</p> <p>Introduction 1<br /> <i>Peter H. Wilson</i></p> <p><b>PART I PEOPLE, PRODUCTION, AND CONSUMPTION 9</b></p> <p>1 Eighteenth-Century History and the European Environment 11<br /> <i>Dennis Wheeler</i></p> <p>2 Gender 27<br /> <i>Deborah Simonton</i></p> <p>3 Rural Economy and Society 47<br /> <i>Markus Cerman</i></p> <p>4 Manufacturing, Markets, and Consumption 66<br /> <i>Beverly Lemire</i></p> <p>5 Towns and their Inhabitants 82<br /> <i>Marc Schalenberg</i></p> <p>6 The Eighteenth-Century Nobility: Challenge and Renewal 94<br /> <i>Hamish Scott</i></p> <p>7 Poverty 109<br /> <i>Peter H. Wilson</i></p> <p><b>PART II CULTURES 123</b></p> <p>8 The Public Sphere 125<br /> <i>Michael Schaich</i></p> <p>9 Enlightened Thought, its Critics and Competitors 141<br /> <i>Thomas Munck</i></p> <p>10 Medicine, Medical Practice, and Public Health 158<br /> <i>Mary Lindemann</i></p> <p>11 Religion 176<br /> <i>Joachim Whaley</i></p> <p>12 Popular Culture and Sociability 192<br /> <i>Beat Kümin</i></p> <p>13 The Arts 208<br /> <i>Mark Berry</i></p> <p><b>PART III STATE AND SOCIETY 225</b></p> <p>14 Russia 227<br /> <i>Lindsey Hughes</i></p> <p>15 Poland-Lithuania 244<br /> <i>Jerzy Lukowski</i></p> <p>16 The Empire, Austria, and Prussia 260<br /> <i>Peter H. Wilson</i></p> <p>17 The Scandinavian Kingdoms 276<br /> <i>Michael Bregnsbo</i></p> <p>18 The Dutch Republic 289<br /> <i>J. L. Price</i></p> <p>19 The Italian States 304<br /> <i>Gregory Hanlon</i></p> <p>20 Iberia: Spain and Portugal in the Eighteenth Century 322<br /> <i>Christopher Storrs</i></p> <p>21 France 338<br /> <i>Michael Rapport</i></p> <p>22 Britain and Hanover 354<br /> <i>Torsten Riotte</i></p> <p><b>PART IV INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS 369</b></p> <p>23 Diplomacy and the Great Powers 371<br /> <i>Andrew C. Thompson</i></p> <p>24 Islam and Europe 387<br /> <i>Molly Greene</i></p> <p>25 Europe and the World 402<br /> <i>Philippe R. Girard</i></p> <p>26 Europe and the Sea 418<br /> <i>Jan Glete</i></p> <p><b>PART V POLITICS AND THE STATE 433</b></p> <p>27 Dynasticism and the World of the Court 435<br /> <i>Clarissa Campbell Orr</i></p> <p>28 Absolutism and Royal Government 451<br /> <i>Ronald G. Asch</i></p> <p>29 War, 1688–1812 464<br /> <i>Ciro Paoletti</i></p> <p>30 Participatory Politics 479<br /> <i>David M. Luebke</i></p> <p>31 The French and European Revolutions 495<br /> <i>Alan Forrest</i></p> <p>Bibliography 512</p> <p>Index 556</p>
"This is a useful book. It starts the student off with the idea if interrelationships between social, economic, cultural and political change.... University libraries catering for a wide range of courses in historical subjects will want to consider this for acquisition." (<i>Reference Reviews</i>, 2009) <p>"This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys.... All specialists on this period will find much of value in this excellent volume." (<i>History</i>, January 2009)</p> <p>"A vivid portrait of 18th-century Europe…. Inclusion of diverse interpretative methodologies, including gender studies … brings fascinating illumination to period sociology. Recommended for European history collections." (<i>Library Journal</i>)</p>
<p><b>Peter H. Wilson</b> is Grant Professor of History at the University of Hull. His books include <i>Europe’s Tragedy: A History of the Thirty Years War</i> (2009), <i>From Reich to Revolution: German History 1558-1806</i> (2004), and <i>Absolutism in Central Europe</i> (2000).
<p><b>A COMPANION TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE</b> <p>“This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys… All specialists on this period will find much of value in this excellent volume.”<BR> <i>History, The Journal of the Historical Association</i> <p>This <i>Companion</i> contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. It considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe. <p>Placing Europe within an international context, contributors investigate key areas of society, economics, culture, and political development. The book concludes with the French and other European revolutions that brought the century to a close, both chronologically and as regards the Ancien Régime. <p><i>A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe</i> examines both established and emerging areas of interest in the field, making it an essential guide for students and scholars.

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