The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350 - 1750: Volume II: Cultures and Power (Oxford Handbooks)

This Handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. The term 'early modern' has been familiar, especially in Anglophone scholarship, for four decades and is securely established in teaching, research, and scholarly publishing. More recently, however, the unity implied in the notion has fragmented, while the usefulness and even the validity of the term, and the historical periodisation which it incorporates, have been questioned. The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750 provides an account of the development of the subject during the past half-century, but primarily offers an integrated and comprehensive survey of present knowledge, together with some suggestions as to how the field is developing. It aims both to interrogate the notion of 'early modernity' itself and to survey early modern Europe as an established field of study. The overriding aim will be to establish that 'early modern' is not simply a chronological label but possesses a substantive integrity. Volume II is devoted to 'Cultures and Power', opening with chapters on philosophy, science, art and architecture, music, and the Enlightenment. Subsequent sections examine 'Europe beyond Europe', with the transformation of contact with other continents during the first global age, and military and political developments, notably the expansion of state power. Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350–1750 2 Contents 4 Preface 6 List of Tables and Diagrams 8 List of Maps 9 List of Illustrations 10 List of Contributors 11 Part 4 Ideas and Cultures 21 Return to the Ancient World 21 Political Thought 41 Scientific Revolution 61 Art and Architecture 81 Music 100 Europe’s Enlightenment 122 Part 5 Europe Beyond Europe 145 Exploration and Navigation 145 Iberian Empires 164 Northern European Empire in Asia 182 Jesuit Missions 202 Colonial Societies 223 Trade and the Global Economy 243 Asian Connections and Chinese Comparisons 262 Part 6 Government and Governed 276 Monarchy in Western and Central Europe 276 Monarchy in Northern and Eastern Europe 298 Authority and Popular Resistance 321 Royal Courts 338 Governance 366 Taxation and State Debt 392 Republics and Republicanism 414 Part 7 International Rivalries 431 Warfare on Land 431 European Naval Warfare 455 Ottoman Empire and Europe 472 Europe’s Shifting Balance of Power 491 Emergence of Diplomacy 510 Index of Names and Places 535 Index of Subjects 576 The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History,1350-1750: Volume II: Cultures and Power This handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. Volume II engages with philosophy, science, art and architecture, music, and the Enlightenment, and examines the military and political developments within and beyond the boundaries of Europe "Brings together a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of early modern European history, and how it has evolved historiographically over the past half century. Written by a broad range of leading international scholars across many academic disciplines"--Page [4] of cover