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A companion to eighteenth-century Europe / edited by Peter H. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Blackwell companions to European history
- Blackwell companions to history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Europe--History--1648-1789.
- Europe.
- History.
- Europe--History--1789-1815.
- Europe--Civilization--18th century.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 592 pages ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2008.
- Contents:
- Part I People, Production, and Consumption 9
- 1 Eighteenth-Century History and the European Environment / Dennis Wheeler 11
- 2 Gender / Deborah Simonton 27
- 3 Rural Economy and Society / Markus Cerman 47
- 4 Manufacturing, Markets, and Consumption / Beverly Lemire 66
- 5 Towns and their Inhabitants / Marc Schalenberg 82
- 6 The Eighteenth-Century Nobility: Challenge and Renewal / Hamish Scott 94
- 7 Poverty / Peter H. Wilson 109
- Part II Cultures 123
- 8 The Public Sphere / Michael Schaich 125
- 9 Enlightened Thought, its Critics and Competitors / Thomas Munck 141
- 10 Medicine, Medical Practice, and Public Health / Mary Lindemann 158
- 11 Religion / Joachim Whaley 176
- 12 Popular Culture and Sociability / Beat Kumin 192
- 13 The Arts / Mark Berry 208
- Part III State and Society 225
- 14 Russia / Lindsey Hughes 227
- 15 Poland-Lithuania / Jerzy Lukowski 244
- 16 The Empire, Austria, and Prussia / Peter H. Wilson 260
- 17 The Scandinavian Kingdoms / Michael Bregnsbo 276
- 18 The Dutch Republic / J. L. Price 289
- 19 The Italian States / Gregory Hanlon 304
- 20 Iberia: Spain and Portugal in the Eighteenth Century / Christopher Storrs 322
- 21 France / Michael Rapport 338
- 22 Britain and Hanover / Torsten Riotte 354
- Part IV International Connections 369
- 23 Diplomacy and the Great Powers / Andrew C. Thompson 371
- 24 Islam and Europe / Molly Greene 387
- 25 Europe and the World / Philippe R. Girard 402
- 26 Europe and the Sea / Jan Glete 418
- Part V Politics and the State 433
- 27 Dynasticism and the World of the Court / Clarissa Campbell Orr 435
- 28 Absolutism and Royal Government / Ronald G. Asch 451
- 29 War, 1688-1812 / Ciro Paoletti 464
- 30 Participatory Politics / David M. Luebke 479
- 31 The French and European Revolutions / Alan Forrest 495.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781405139472
- 1405139471
- OCLC:
- 182857110
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