Explore the changing nature of the West
Rather than looking at Western civilization only as the history of Europe from ancient times to the present, this groundbreaking book examines the changing nature of the West–how the definition of the West has evolved and has been transformed throughout history. It explores the ways Western civilization has changed as a result of cultural encounters with different beliefs, ideas, technologies, and peoples, both outside the West and within it. Presenting a balanced treatment of political, social, religious, and cultural history, this text emphasizes the ever-shifting boundaries of the geographic and cultural realm of the West.
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In this Section:
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Full Table of Contents
Chapter 11: The Medieval West in Crisis
Chapter 12: The Italian Renaissance and Beyond: The Politics of Culture
Chapter 13: The West and the World: The Significance of Global Encounters, 1450–1650
Chapter 14: The Reformations of Religion
Chapter 15: The Age of Confessional Division
Chapter 16: Absolutism and State Building, 1618–1715
Chapter 17: The Scientific Revolution
Chapter 18: The West and the World: Empire, Trade, and War, 1650–1815
Chapter 19: Eighteenth-Century Society and Culture
Chapter 20: The Age of the French Revolution, 1789–1815
2) Full Table of Contents
Chapter 11: The Medieval West in Crisis
A Time of Death
A Cold Wind from the East
Economic Depression and Social Turmoil
An Age of Warfare
A Troubled Church and the Demand for Religious Comfort
The Culture of Loss
Conclusion: Looking Inward
Chapter 12: The Italian Renaissance and Beyond: The Politics of Culture
The Cradle of the Renaissance: The Italian City-States
The Influence of Ancient Culture
The Early Modern European State System
Conclusion: The Politics of Culture
Chapter 13: The West and the World: The Significance of Global Encounters, 1450–1650
Europeans in Africa
Europeans in the Ame ricas
Europeans in Asia
The Beginnings of the Global System
Conclusion: The Significance of the Global Encounters
Chapter 14: The Reformations of Religion
Causes of the Reformation
The Lutheran Reformation
The Diversity of Protestantism
The Catholic Reformation
Conclusion: Competing Understandings
Chapter 15: The Age of Confessional Division
The Peoples of Early Modern Europe
Disciplining the People
Hunting Witc hes
The Confessional States
States and Confessions in Eastern Europe
Conclusion: The Divisions of the West
Chapter 16: Absolutism and State Building, 1618–1715
The Nature of Absolutism
The Absolutist State in France and Spain
Absolutism and State Building in Central and Eastern Europe
Resistance to Absolutism in England and the Dutch Republic
Conclusion: The Western State in the Age of Absolutism
Chapter 17: The Scientific Revolution
The Discoveries and Achievements of the Scientific Revolution
The Search for Scientific Knowledge
The Causes of the Scientific Revolution
The Intellectual Consequences of the Scientific Revolution
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Conclusion: Science and Western Culture
Chapter 18: The West and the World: Empire, Trade, and War, 1650–1815
European Empires in the Americas and Asia
Warfare in Europe, North America, and Asia
The Atlantic World
Encounters Between Europeans and Asians
The Crisis of Empire and the Atlantic Revolutions
Conclusion: The Rise and Reshaping of the West
Chapter 19: Eighteenth-Century Society and Culture
The Aristocracy
Challenges to Aristocratic Dominance
The Enlightenment
The Impact of the Enlightenment
Conclusion: The Enlightenment and Western Identity
Chapter 20: The Age of the French Revolution, 1789–1815
The First French Revolution, 1789–1791
The French Republic, 1792–1799
Cultural Change in France During the Revolution
The Napoleonic Era, 1799–1815
The Legacy of the French Revolution
Conclusion: The French Revolution and Western Civilization
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