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Statehood and governance in the history of the West 100-1700 : from Rome to the age of reason (100-1700) / Robert Ignatius Letellier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Letellier, Robert Ignatius, author.
- Series:
- Political science and history.
- Political science and history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nation-state--History.
- Nation-state.
- Europe--Politics and government.
- Europe.
- Europe--History.
- Europe--Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (408 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2021]
- Summary:
- "The subject is historical and cultural, and focuses on the unfolding of the big movements and people that have shaped Western History from Roman times to the late 17th century. It would be informative and exploratory in asking questions, and suitable for all students of history and political philosophy at postgraduate level, as well as for a wider readership. The history of Western Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire (478 AD) until the end of the 17th century saw a process of discontinuity, deconstruction and loss turn, through the various reengagements and regroupings of the former barbarian invaders, into increasingly self-defined and viable national groupings. Over the centuries of the Dark Ages and early medieval period, these would consolidate further into ever-more closely defined nation states. The Renaissance, Reformation and Age of Discovery carried the process further and through colonialism and mercantilism saw the restitution of concepts of empire spread globally"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Roman Empire
- Diocletian (284-305)
- The reign of Constantine (305-337)
- The fourth century in general (330-410)
- The decline and fall of the Roman Empire
- The Dark Ages
- The barbarian West
- Frankland
- Ostrogothic Italy (493-596)
- Byzantium
- The church
- The rise of Islam
- Charlemagne
- The Vikings
- The Holy Roman Empire
- The 11th century
- The investiture conflict (1075-1122)
- France
- The twelfth-century Renaissance
- The Magna Carta
- The medieval universities
- The medieval church
- The decline and failures of the medieval church
- The medieval empire
- The beginnings and growth of nationalism in France
- The rise of the Habsburgs
- The Turks in South Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries
- The expansion of Europe : 16th century colonialism
- The Renaissance
- The development of scientific thinking
- The Reformation
- France in the 16th century
- The Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia, 1648
- The rise of dynastic absolutism in France
- Poland in the 17th century
- The rise of Prussia
- Sweden the 17th and 18th centuries
- The rise of Russia
- General conclusion: Europe in 1414 compared with Europe in 1714.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-68507-257-7
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