商品簡介
This
Companion contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe.
- Examines the social, intellectual, economic, cultural, and political changes that took place throughout eighteenth-century Europe
- Focuses on Europe while placing it within its international context
- Considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe
作者簡介
Peter H. Wilson is Grant Professor of History at the University of Hull. His books include From Reich to Revolution: German History 1558-1806 (2004); Absolutism in Central Europe (2000) and The Holy Roman Empire 1495-1806 (1999).
目次
Contents.
List of Maps.
List of Illustrations.
List of Contributors.
Introduction.
Maps.
PART 1 PEOPLE, PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION.
1 Eighteenth-Century History and the European Environment.
Dennis Wheeler.
2 Gender.
Deborah Simonton.
3 Rural Economy and Society.
Markus Cerman.
4 Manufacturing, Markets and Consumption.
Beverly Lemuire.
5 Towns and their Inhabitants.
Marc Schalenberg.
6 Eighteenth-Century Nobility: Challenge and Renewal.
Hamish Scott.
7 Poverty.
Peter H. Wilson.
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PART 2 CULTURES.
8 Public and Private.
Michael Schaich.
9 Enlightened Thought, its Critics and Competitors.
Thomas Munck.
10 Medicine, Medical Practice and Public Health.
Mary Lindemann.
11 Religion and Toleration.
Joachim Whaley.
12 Popular Culture and Sociability.
Beat Kumin.
13 The Arts.
Mark Berry.
PART 3 STATE AND SOCIETY.
14 Russia.
Lindsey Hughes.
15 Poland-Lithuania.
Jerzy Lukowski.
16 The Empire, Austria and Prussia.
Peter H. Wilson.
17 The Scandinavian Kingdoms.
Michael Bregnsbo.
18 The Dutch Republic.
J.L. Price.
19 The Italian States.
Gregory Hanlon.
20 Iberia: Spain and Portugal in the Eighteenth Century.
Chris Storrs.
21 France.
Mike Rapport.
22 Britain and Hanover.
Torsten Riotte.
PART 4 INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS.
23 Diplomacy and the Great Powers.
Andrew Thompson.
24 Islam and Europe.
Molly Greene.
25 Europe and the World.
Philippe Girard.
26 Europe and the Sea.
Jan Glete.
PART 5 POLITICS AND THE STATE.
27 Dynasticism and the World of the Court.
Clarissa Campbell Orr.
28 Absolutism and Royal Government.
Ronald G. Asch.
29 War 1688-1812.
Ciro Paoletti.
30 Participatory Politics.
David M. Luebke.
31 The French and European Revolutions.
Alan Forrest.
Bibliography.
Index.
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