The sixteenth century / edited by Euan Cameron.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cameron, Euan (Euan K.)

Series:

Short Oxford history of Europe.

The short Oxford history of Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--History--1517-1648.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new volume in the Short Oxford History of Europe series looks at the sixteenth century - one of the most tumultuous and dramatic periods of social and cultural transformation in European history. Six leading experts consider this period from a variety of perspectives, including political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual history, and subject traditional explanations of all these areas to revision in light of the most modern scholarship. - ;The sixteenth century witnessed some of the most abrupt and traumatic transformations ever seen in European society and culture. Populatio

Contents:

Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 The economy; 2 Politics and warfare; 3 Society; 4 The mind; 5 The turmoil of faith; 6 Europe and a world expanded; Conclusion and commentary; Further reading; Chronology; Maps; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-233) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611160456

1-281-16045-8

0-19-152492-1

1-4356-0976-X

OCLC:

476260089