Europe, 1600-1789 / Anthony F. Upton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Upton, Anthony F.

Series:

Arnold history of Europe

The Arnold history of Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--History--17th century.

Europe.

History.

Europe--History--18th century.

Europe--History.

Physical Description:

x, 437 pages, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Arnold ; New York : Co-published in the USA by Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Anthony F. Upton's new history of the period leading up to the French Revolution provides both a coherent survey of the main developments and a compelling interpretation of which forces ultimately undercut the European monarchies. Europe 1600-1789 explores the tensions that developed as the laboring poor and the ruling elite remained attached to traditional, self-sustaining communities, while the commercial and financial sectors, pursuing different interests, only supported traditions when it worked to their own benefit. As their interests became increasingly distinct, their conflict with traditional structures of authority became irreconcilable.

Contents:

Part I. The End of an Era

1. The European World of the Seventeenth Century 3

2. The First European War 39

3. The Origins of the Modern State: The Absolutist Route 71

4. The Origins of the Modern State: Alternative Routes 91

Part II. The Emergence of the Great Powers

5. Towards 'Absolutism': Variations round a Theme 119

6. The Evolution of the British State: A Different Model 142

7. Developments on the North-Eastern Periphery 156

8. The Second European War, 1660-1721 192

Part III. The End of the Old Regime

9. Changing Mentalities 207

10. Change in the Economy and Society 219

11. Social Change 228

12. A New Search for Political Stability 243

13. The Stabilization of the North-Eastern Borderlands 258

14. The European Power Game, 1715-1740 264

15. The Last European War of the Ancien Regime, 1740-1763 270

16. The Enlightenment 287

17. Enlightened Despotism: The Enlightenment in Action 294

18. The Big Three and Scandinavia 307

19. Alternative Models 339

20. The French Time Bomb 358

Conclusion: Europe in 1789 373

Genealogies 401.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0340663375

0340663383

OCLC:

44152072