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The Transformation of Europe 1300-1600

David Nicholas author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:30th Apr '99

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Treatment of 1300-1600 in one volume Integration of cultural with poltical and social hsitory Interdisciplinary and comparative Emphasises real impact of changes rather than theory

This book is an effective and experienced guide to the important themes and unfolding events in Europe's history from the onset of the Hundred Years war to the great confessional divide of the sixteenth century.The 'Transformation of Europe' gently subverts a conventional vision of Europe that divides the world between the late-medieval and early modern periods, emphasizing the distortion involved in that construction. Important changes towards 'modernity' are evident, the book argues, as early as the fourteenth century; only in religious history does there appear to be some justification for retaining the traditional notion that 'modern age' began with Martin Luther, though even in that arena the institutional break of the Protestants with Rome cannot conceal fundamental continuity of expression and attitude. The 'transformation' of the title emphasizes gradual, if significant change in the period. Change to the political configuration and governing institutions of Europe, to the economy and to society, to the region's relations with the broader world, to the course of creative activity, and to religious attitudes. Professor Nicholas is an effective and experienced guide to the important themes and unfolding events in Europe's history from the onset of the Hundred Years war to the great confessional divide of the sixteenth century.

'...a refreshingly different perspective to the usual 'birth of the Renaissance and its consequences' approach.' English Historical Review 'A wide-ranging, informative and engaging study of European life in what are conventionally described as the late medieval and early modern periods...an intelligent and coherent study, which provides an excellent introduction to a complex period.' Economic History Review

ISBN: 9780340662083

Dimensions: 234mm x 157mm x 37mm

Weight: 742g

496 pages