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Book SynopsisA tour de force. - Vladimir Steffel, Ohio State University
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction Part I: Society and Economy in Early Modern Europe Chapter 1. Population and Demography Chapter 2. Social Relations and the Structure of Society Chapter 3. The Economy of Early Modern Europe Chapter 4. Religion and the People Part II: Wars of Religion, 1559-1648 Chapter 5. The Wars of Religion in France Chapter 6. Spain and the Netherlands Chapter 7. Elizabethan England Chapter 8. Germany and the Thirty Years' War Part III: The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century Chapter 9. The Construction of Royal Absolutism in France, 1598-1661 Chapter 10. England, 1603-60: Rebellion and Revolution Chapter 11. Spain in Decline Chapter 12. The Golden Age of the Dutch Republic Chapter 13. Northern and Eastern Europe Chapter 14. France under Louis XIV, 1661-1715 Chapter 15. England: From Restoration to Oligarchy, 1660-1714 Chapter 16. Absolutism in Central and Eastern Europe Chapter 17. Establishing the Balance of Power: The Wars of Louis XIV Part IV: Toward a New World-View Chapter 18. Intellectual Life: The Quest for Certainty Further Readings Index
