Early Modern Europe 1500-1789
by H.G. Koenigsberger /
1999 / English / Kindle
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Opening at the height of the Renaissance, the book chronicles the
dawning of a new age on the European continent. Koenigsberger
paints a detailed picture of the Reformation and its significance
as increasingly powerful nations began to intrude on their
subjects’ public and private lives. He gives account of the
Counter-Reformation and the political and economic crisis that
accompanied it, and an in-depth discussion of the age of Louis
XIV and the balance of power in Europe. A full chapter addresses
the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, and throughout
attention is given to social, cultural and intellectual
developments.
Opening at the height of the Renaissance, the book chronicles the
dawning of a new age on the European continent. Koenigsberger
paints a detailed picture of the Reformation and its significance
as increasingly powerful nations began to intrude on their
subjects’ public and private lives. He gives account of the
Counter-Reformation and the political and economic crisis that
accompanied it, and an in-depth discussion of the age of Louis
XIV and the balance of power in Europe. A full chapter addresses
the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, and throughout
attention is given to social, cultural and intellectual
developments.
The book concludes with a summary of the situation throughout
Europe on the eve of the French Revolution, and the dramatic
changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution and the
beginnings of a consumer society.
The book concludes with a summary of the situation throughout
Europe on the eve of the French Revolution, and the dramatic
changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution and the
beginnings of a consumer society.