| Publication |
Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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| Description |
178pDark Blue Spine
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| Series |
Cambridge Perspectives in History
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| Summary/Abstract |
Addresses some key issues to understand seventeenth-century Europe - characterised by war, rebellion, social upheaval, economic expansion and scientific discovery.
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| Contents |
Introduction: was it all doom and gloom?
The people divided -
Overview
In what ways was their environment different from ours?
How far did ethnic differences create divisions?
How did social class, gender and age affect your chances?
What was the quality of life?
Powers and faiths -
Overview
Which were the most poweful states?
Apart from emerging nation-states, what else commanded loyalty?
When and why did Christianity start to be divided?
France: Richelieu -
Overview
Why was Mazarin faced by rebellion?
Why were Mazarin and monarchy in France able to survive?
How far did the foreign policy of Richelieu and Mazarin extend the power of France?
Historical sources
Revolt and decline in Spain: Lerma and Olivares -
Overview
Why were the problems of governing Spain?
How effective were Spain's kings and their ministers?
Historical sources
The extent of Decline in Spain -
Overview
What were the problems of governing Spain in its period of deepest crisis?
Why were there economic problems?
How far did Spain remain a major power?
Historical sources
The economic and social foundation of the United Provinces -
Overview
How did the Dutch take advantage of the decline of the Mediterranean economy?
What were the secrets of Holland's success?
What was the impact of war on the Dutch economy?
Historical sources
Causes of the Thirty Years' War -
Overview
What were the effects of the Catholic revival in France, Spain, Austria and Bavaria?
How was the Holy Roman Empire caught up in the ambitions of the Bourbons and Habsburgs?
Why did the Thirty Years' War break out in 1618?
Historical sources
Picture case study
The war and its consequences -
Overview
What were the effects of foreign intervention?
Why could the Habsburgs not maintain their early successes?
What was the outcome of the Thirty Years' War?
Historical sources
The European witch-hunt -
Overview
Why was there a European witch-hunt in the first half of the seventeenth century?
Who were the accused and who the persecutors?
What are the different views taken by historians on this topic?
Historical sources
The scientific revolution - fact or fiction? -
Overview
How did science change as a result of both the contribution of individuals and broader developments in society?
What was the balance of continuity and change in biology and chemistry?
Why was less progress made than in physics?
Was there a 'scientific revolution' in this century?
Why have some historians preferre to describe developments as a scientific movement rather than a 'revolution'?
Historical sources
Further reading
Index
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| Standard Number |
052158616X Pb.
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