A short history of Europe : 1600-1815 : search for a reasonable world

A concise survey that introduces readers to the people, ideas, and conflicts in European history from the Thirty Years' War to the Napoleonic Era. The authors draw on gender studies, environmental history, anthropology and cultural history to frame the essential argument of the work. A Concise Survey Of The People, Ideas, And Conflicts In European History From The Thirty Years' War To The Napoleonic Era, Drawing On New Work In Gender Studies, Environmental History, Anthropology And Cultural History. Ch. 1. Introduction: Sad Stories Of The Death Of Kings -- Pt. I. Ca. 1600-1660. Ch. 2. The European World In 1600. Ch. 3. A Society Of Localities. Ch. 4. The Mental Universe. Ch. 5. Politics Or Religion? The Thirty Years' War. Ch. 6. Who Should Rule In England? -- Pt. Ii. Ca. 1660-1720. Ch. 7. Louis Xiv And Absolute Monarchy. Ch. 8. The Arts In The Age Of The Baroque. Ch. 9. Trade, War, And Monarchy In The Seventeenth Century. Ch. 10. Europe Overseas. Ch. 11. The Pursuit Of Truth -- Pt. Iii. Ca. 1730-1790. Ch. 12. Public Sphere And Private Lives. Ch. 13. Enlightenment: Reason, Nature, And Progress. Ch. 14. Enlightenment In National Context. Ch. 15. Enlightened Absolution. Ch. 16. A Consumer Society -- Pt. Iv. Ca. 1790-1815. Ch. 17. The Reform Of France. Ch. 18. Turns Of Fortune's Wheel: France, 1789-1795. Ch. 19. Napoleon And The Export Of The French Revolution. Lisa Rosner, John Theibault. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 409-421) And Index. A concise and lively survey that introduces students to the people, ideas, and conflicts in European history from the Thirty Years' War to the Napoleonic Era. The authors draw on new work in gender studies, environmental history, anthropology and cultural history to illustrate the animating force of the period: the assumption that the world could be made amenable to human reason, though precisely how this was to be done remained highly contested. The nature of those contests -- in politics, culture, and society -- is traced throughout the book. The work includes discussions of developments in science, art, and literature. A chronology of people and events concludes each chapter and there is a glossary of key terms at the end of the book.