Early European History Vol 2

Excerpt from Early European History, Vol. 2: Medieval and Early Modern Times The first twelve chapters of the present work are based upon the author's Ancient History, published four years ago. In spite of many omissions, it has been possible to follow without essential modification the plan of the earlier volume. A number of new maps and illustrations have been added to these chapters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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.

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Hutton Webster (1875-1955) was the American author of: A History of the Ancient World from the Earliest Times... (1915), Early European History (1917/1924), History of Latin America (1924) and History of Latin America (Second Edition with Roland Dennis Hussey) (1936).

In 'Early European History', Hutton Webster offers a concise and comprehensive account of human progress during ancient, medieval, and early modern times. The book meets the needs of high schools and preparatory schools where ancient history is being supplanted by a more extended course that is introductory to the study of recent times and contemporary problems. The book includes a detailed discussion of Oriental civilization, ancient Greek and Roman history, Christianity, Feudalism, the Renaissance, and the colonization of Europe.

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 I examines 'Peoples and Place', assessing structural factors such as climate, printing and the revolution in information, social and economic developments, and religion, including chapters on Orthodoxy, Judaism and Islam.

Hutton Webster (1875-1955) was the American author of: A History of the Ancient World from the Earliest Times... (1915), Early European History (1917/1924), History of Latin America (1924) and History of Latin America (Second Edition with Roland Dennis Hussey) (1936).

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