The entries are by necessity brief and condensed but the range of entries more than compensates: this remains one of the best, if not the best, starting points for anyone wanting the essential information required about an event or person during this period. - Contemporary Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Description
The Routledge Companion to Early Modern Europe, 1453-1763
brings together chronological, statistical and tabular information to cover all the major aspects of European history between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Treaty of Paris of 1763. It focuses on the subjects most studied by students and provides a comprehensive survey of key topics such as the Renaissance and Reformation, Imperial Spain, the Revolt of the Netherlands, the Thirty Years' War and the Enlightenment. The book concentrates on the major developments which took place in Western Europe, but there is also coverage of the Baltic lands, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and the Voyages of Discovery and the expansion of Europe overseas.
Key features of this user-friendly new book include:
· Wide-ranging Political Chronologies
· Major Wars and Rebellions
· Key Treaties and Alliances
· Chronologies of Religious Events
· Extensive Glossary of Terms
· Biographies of Rulers, Statesmen and Reformers
· Key Data on Population, Urbanization and Health
· Developments in Culture and Society
· Topic Bibliography and Essay Titles
· Maps and Genealogies.
All those studying or teaching Early Modern European history will find this concise volume an indispensable resource for constant use and reference. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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