Subodh Kumar Mukhopadhyay (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Social and economic background. 3. Feudalism. 4. Printing Revolution. 5. The age of discovery. 6. Economic expansion. 7. Renaissance. 8. Formation of the Early Modern States. 9. Origins of Reformation. 10. Reformation in England. 11. Religious conflict and Civil War in France. 12. Commercial expansion. 13. Rise and decline of European States. 14. Absolutism in Western Europe. 15. Thirty Years' War. 16. Stuart Despotism. 17. American Independence. 18. Industrial Revolution. Appendices. Chronology of important events in Early Modern Europe. Important dynasties. Select bibliography. Index. "An Introduction to Early Modern Europe 1400-1789 : A Political Social Economic and Cultural History, unfolds the story of emergence of Modern Europe in all its aspects. It was the age of the Renaissance, Art and Humanism, of printing revolution and military technology. The breakdown of the universal empire was followed by the growth of national states with strong army, bureaucracy, judiciary and tax system. The Renaissance monarchs were absolute rulers. The absolutist state was first challenged and then overthrown in England. It was the age of commercial expansion and price revolution. It was the age of geographical discoveries and colonial empires. Europe got rid of its insularity and became globalised. In the age of globalisation Europe was thoroughly transformed. Feudalism declined and its place was taken by capitalism. The Reformation was able to break the monolithic control of the Roman Catholic Church. The new ideal of the new age was religious toleration, Locke being the exponent of the new thinking. The Industrial Revolution and the American War of Independence were other two important events of the age, the former strengthened the idea of republicanism and the latter changed the system of production, virtually a new Europe was born.".