Covering European history from the invention of the printing press to the French Revolution, the third edition of this best-selling textbook is thoroughly updated with new scholarship and an emphasis on environmental history, travel and migration, race and cultural blending, and the circulation of goods and knowledge. Summaries, timelines, maps, illustrations, and discussion questions illuminate the narrative and support the student. Enhanced online content and sections on sources and methodology give students the tools they need to study early modern European history. Leading historian Merry Wiesner-Hanks skillfully balances breadth and depth of coverage to create a strong narrative, paying particular attention to the global context of European developments. She integrates discussion of gender, class, regional, and ethnic differences across the entirety of Europe and its overseas colonies as well as the economic, political, religious, and cultural history of the period.
- Fully revised to bring readers up-to-date on the latest scholarship on early modern Europe and introduce them to developing areas of study, such as environmental history
- Features coverage of both eastern and western Europe, and places European history in a global context, to give students a holistic understanding
- Wiesner-Hanks skilfully integrates discussion of gender, class, regional and ethnic differences with economic, political, religious and cultural history, engaging students and promoting nuanced comprehension of the period
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'A joy to teach with, this is my textbook of choice to inspire students and provide them with up-to-date insights as they grapple with the history of Europe's major transformations in this period that reshaped the world.' Ulinka Rublack, University of Cambridge
'Breathtaking in scope – chronological, geographical, topical – Wiesner's Third Edition weaves the latest historical scholarship into the same clear and nuanced narratives and analyses of earlier versions. Bloody dynastic clashes, devastating epidemics, scientific pioneers, New World colonizers, witches, and prostitutes – a dazzling array of individuals and social structures, all complemented by engaging sidebars where the voices of the past come alive. I don't know of any other book that captures the diversity of the early modern era with such calm erudition and unfailingly crisp prose.' Joel F. Harrington, Vanderbilt University
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Product details
- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Date Published: August 2022
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781009160803
- length: 594 pages
- dimensions: 254 x 177 x 27 mm
- weight: 1.25kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I:
1. Europe in the world of 1450
2. Individuals in society, 1450–1600
3. Politics and power, 1450–1600
4. Cultural and intellectual life, 1450–1600
5. Religious reform and consolidation, 1450–1600
6. Economics and the environment, 1450–1600
7. Europe in the world, 1450–1600
Part II:
8. Individuals in society, 1600–1789
9. Politics and power, 1600–1789
10. Cultural and intellectual life, 1600–1789
11. Religious consolidation and renewal, 1600–1789
12. Economics and the environment, 1600–1789
13. Europe in the world, 1600–1789
Index.
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Author
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks is Distinguished Professor of History Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and an experienced textbook author. Her recent books include What Is Early Modern History? (Wiley, 2021), Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World (third edition, Routledge, 2020), and A Concise History of the World (Cambridge University Press, 2015).