| Description |
255 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Praeger history of civilization |
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Praeger history of civilization.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index. |
| Contents |
Towards a golden century -- From feudalism to absolutism -- Twenty years of comparative peace -- The Age of Baroque -- Social structure and economic life -- Science and religion -- 'The Thirty Years' War' -- The mid-century revolutions -- The revolution in men's minds -- Scientific advances and philosophic doubt -- France and Europe -- A crisis for Germany -- The classical moment -- The economy and war -- 'I have been too fond of war' -- What Europe was -- The unending quest. |
| Subject |
Europe -- History -- 17th century.
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| Added Title |
Europe, 1598-1715 |
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