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Author |
: Andrew Lossky |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 1967 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780029194003 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0029194008 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Seventeenth Century by : Andrew Lossky
In this revised edition edited by Andrew Loskey, readers are presented with information on the characteristics and intellectual developments of the seventeenth century. The Seventeenth Century 1600 – 1715 examines how the seventeenth century was pre-eminently an age of intellectual ferment characterized by new scientific systems, new political and social thought, the introduction of modern warfare, and a continuous quest for order and stability. Major selections included in this volume are from sources such as Descartes’ Discourse on Method and Passions of the Soul, Hobbes’ Leviathan, and Locke’s Second Treatise on Government.
Author |
: Geoffrey Parker |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 944 |
Release |
: 2013-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300189193 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300189192 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Global Crisis by : Geoffrey Parker
The acclaimed historian demonstrates a link between climate change and social unrest across the globe during the mid-17th century. Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides, government collapses—the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were unprecedented in both frequency and severity. The effects of what historians call the "General Crisis" extended from England to Japan and from the Russian Empire to sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas. In this meticulously researched volume, historian Geoffrey Parker presents the firsthand testimony of men and women who experienced the many political, economic, and social crises that occurred between 1618 to the late 1680s. He also incorporates the scientific evidence of climate change during this period into the narrative, offering a strikingly new understanding of the General Crisis. Changes in weather patterns, especially longer winters and cooler and wetter summers, disrupted growing seasons and destroyed harvests. This in turn brought hunger, malnutrition, and disease; and as material conditions worsened, wars, rebellions, and revolutions rocked the world.
Author |
: Margarette Lincoln |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 397 |
Release |
: 2021-02-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300258820 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300258828 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis London and the Seventeenth Century by : Margarette Lincoln
The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then the Glorious Revolution: the seventeenth century was one of the most momentous times in the history of Britain, and Londoners took center stage. In this fascinating account, Margarette Lincoln charts the impact of national events on an ever-growing citizenry with its love of pageantry, spectacle, and enterprise. Lincoln looks at how religious, political, and financial tensions were fomented by commercial ambition, expansion, and hardship. In addition to events at court and parliament, she evokes the remarkable figures of the period, including Shakespeare, Bacon, Pepys, and Newton, and draws on diaries, letters, and wills to trace the untold stories of ordinary Londoners. Through their eyes, we see how the nation emerged from a turbulent century poised to become a great maritime power with London at its heart—the greatest city of its time.
Author |
: Maarten Prak |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 323 |
Release |
: 2023-01-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781009240604 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1009240609 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century by : Maarten Prak
Rembrandt, Hals and Vermeer are still household names, even though they died over three hundred years ago. In their lifetimes they witnessed the extraordinary consolidation of the newly independent Dutch Republic and its emergence as one of the richest nations on earth. As one contemporary wrote in 1673: the Dutch were 'the envy of some, the fear of others, and the wonder of all their neighbours'. During the Dutch Golden Age, the arts blossomed and the country became a haven of religious tolerance. However, despite being self-proclaimed champions of freedom, the Dutch conquered communities in America, Africa and Asia and were heavily involved in both slavery and the slave trade on three continents. This substantially revised second edition of the leading textbook on the Dutch Republic includes a new chapter exploring slavery and its legacy, as well as a new chapter on language and literature.
Author |
: Warren M. Billings |
Publisher |
: UNC Press Books |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2012-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807838822 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807838829 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Old Dominion in the Seventeenth Century by : Warren M. Billings
Since its original publication in 1975, The Old Dominion in the Seventeenth Century has become an important teaching tool and research volume. Warren Billings brings together more than 200 period documents, organized topically, with each chapter introduced by an interpretive essay. Topics include the settlement of Jamestown, the evolution of government and the structure of society, forced labor, the economy, Indian-Anglo relations, and Bacon's Rebellion. This revised, expanded, and updated edition adds approximately 30 additional documents, extending the chronological reach to 1700. Freshly rethought chapter introductions and suggested readings incorporate the vast scholarship of the past 30 years. New illustrations of seventeenth-century artifacts and buildings enrich the texts with recent archaeological findings. With these enhancements, and a full index, students, scholars, and those interested in early Virginia will find these documents even more enlightening.
Author |
: Donald Pennington |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 539 |
Release |
: 2015-12-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317870975 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317870972 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Europe in the Seventeenth Century by : Donald Pennington
As before, the second edition of this widely-used survey is in two main parts. The first analyses the major themes of seventeenth-century European history on a continent-wide basis. The second part moves on to outline political, diplomatic and military events in the various states and nations of the time. For the second edition all the chapters have been rewritten to take account of recent scholarship. Moreover, many new topics are discussed: the family; crime; the impact of printing; climate; population and social mobility; Islam in seventeenth-century Europe. Throughout, the book emphasises current lines of research and controversy to illustrate that the history of the period is a process of enquiry and argument rather than incontrovertible fact.
Author |
: Stewart Carter |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 558 |
Release |
: 2012-03-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780253005281 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0253005280 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth-Century Music by : Stewart Carter
Revised and expanded, A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth Century Music is a comprehensive reference guide for students and professional musicians. The book contains useful material on vocal and choral music and style; instrumentation; performance practice; ornamentation, tuning, temperament; meter and tempo; basso continuo; dance; theatrical production; and much more. The volume includes new chapters on the violin, the violoncello and violone, and the trombone—as well as updated and expanded reference materials, internet resources, and other newly available material. This highly accessible handbook will prove a welcome reference for any musician or singer interested in historically informed performance.
Author |
: Patricia Waddy |
Publisher |
: MIT Press (MA) |
Total Pages |
: 480 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015047520690 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seventeenth-century Roman Palaces by : Patricia Waddy
"Buildings have lives in time," observes Patricia Waddy in this pioneering study of the relation between plan and use in the palaces of the Borghese, Barberini, and Chigi families.
Author |
: Paul Lockhart |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 306 |
Release |
: 2017-03-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781350317376 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1350317373 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sweden in the Seventeenth Century by : Paul Lockhart
The history of Sweden in the seventeenth century is perhaps one of the most remarkable political success stories of early modern Europe. Little more than a century after achieving independence from Denmark, Sweden - an impoverished and sparsely-populated state - had defeated all of its most fearsome enemies and was ranked amongst the great powers of Europe. In this book, which incorporates the latest research on the subject, Paul Douglas Lockhart: - Surveys the political, diplomatic, economic, social and cultural history of the country, from the beginnings of its career as an empire to its decline at the end of the seventeenth century - Examines the mechanisms that helped Sweden to achieve the status of a great power, and the reasons for its eventual downfall - Emphasises the interplay between social structure, constitutional development, and military necessity Clear and well-written, Lockhart's text is essential reading for all those with an interest in the fascinating history of early modern Sweden.
Author |
: Thomas Munck |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 907 |
Release |
: 2017-03-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781350307186 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1350307181 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seventeenth-Century Europe by : Thomas Munck
This thematically organised text provides a compelling introduction and guide to the key problems and issues of this highly controversial century. Offering a genuinely comparative history, Thomas Munck adeptly balances Eastern and Southern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Ottoman Empire against the better-known history of France, the British Isles and Spain. Seventeenth-Century Europe - gives full prominence to the political context of the period, arguing that the Thirty Years War is vital to understanding the social and political developments of the early modern period - provides detailed coverage of the debates surrounding the 'general crisis', absolutism and the growth of the state, and the implications these had for townspeople, the peasantry and the poor - examines changes in economic orientation within Europe, as well as continuity and change in mental and cultural traditions at different social levels. Now fully revised, this second edition of a well-established and approachable synthesis features important new material on the Ottomans, Christian-Moslem contacts and on the role of women. The text has also been thoroughly updated to take account of recent research. This is a fully-revised edition of a well-established synthesis of the period from the Thirty Years War to the consolidation of absolute monarchy and the landowning society of the ancien régime. Thematically organised, the book covers all of Europe, from Britain and Scandinavia to Spain and Eastern Europe. Important new material has been added on the Ottomans, on Christian-Moslem contacts and on the role of women, and the text has been thoroughly updated to take account of recent research.