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An introduction to an age of conflict. Taking account of political, economic and social developments, the author examines the lines of division in late 16th-century Europe: between a Protestant North and a Catholic South; between the rich economy of the West and the poverty of the agrarian East.

Table of Contents
Part I: The Europe of Cateau-Cambresis:.

1. The International Scene.

2. The European Economy.

3. The Problem of the State.

Part II: 1559-1572:.

4. Protestantism and Revolt.

5. Catholicism and Repression.

6. The War with Islam.

Part III: 1572-1585:.

7. Crisis in the North: 1572.

8. A Middle Way?.

9. The Growth of Spanish Power.

Part IV: 1585-1598:.

10. The International Conflict.

11. The Discomfiture of Spain.

12. The Divided Continent.

Maps.

Genealogical Tables.

Further Reading.

Index.

Europe Divided

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 24/03/2000
      ISBN13: 9780631217794, 978-0631217794
      ISBN10: 0631217797
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An introduction to an age of conflict. Taking account of political, economic and social developments, the author examines the lines of division in late 16th-century Europe: between a Protestant North and a Catholic South; between the rich economy of the West and the poverty of the agrarian East.

      Table of Contents
      Part I: The Europe of Cateau-Cambresis:.

      1. The International Scene.

      2. The European Economy.

      3. The Problem of the State.

      Part II: 1559-1572:.

      4. Protestantism and Revolt.

      5. Catholicism and Repression.

      6. The War with Islam.

      Part III: 1572-1585:.

      7. Crisis in the North: 1572.

      8. A Middle Way?.

      9. The Growth of Spanish Power.

      Part IV: 1585-1598:.

      10. The International Conflict.

      11. The Discomfiture of Spain.

      12. The Divided Continent.

      Maps.

      Genealogical Tables.

      Further Reading.

      Index.

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