Europe in Crisis, 1598-1648 (Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe)
Editorial Reviews
Laurence Brockliss, Magdalen College, Oxford
"This is no ordinary textbook, but one that can be read and enjoyed again and again."
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Book Description
In the new edition of this classic book, Geoffrey Parker draws on material from all over Europe to provide an authoritative and exciting account of the eventful first half of the seventeenth century. The continent enjoyed scarcely a year of peace during this period. Instead revolution, civil war and complex international conflicts brought many states to the edge of collapse in the 1640s.Professor Parker examines three crucial conflicts: the desperate struggle of the Habsburgs with France and the Dutch Republic; the rivalry of Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Poland for control of the Baltic, and the confrontation between the Austrian Habsburgs and their subjects which escalated into the Thirty Years' War. He also illuminates the leading social, economic and intellectual developments of the period.The new edition has been revised throughout and includes an updated bibliography.
Europe in Crisis, 1598-1648 (Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe)
Europe in Crisis, 1598-1648 (Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe),Geoffrey Parker,Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated,0631220283,17th century,Europe,Europe - General,History,History - General History,History: World,Modern - 17th Century,Revolutionary,EUROPE_HISTORY_1492-1648,European history: c 1500 to c 1750,History / Europe / General,c 1500 to c 1600,c 1600 to c 1700
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