{"product_id":"a-companion-to-eighteenth-century-europe-isbn-9781118730027","title":"A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys… All specialists on this period will find much of value in this excellent volume.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory, The Journal of the Historical Association\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. It considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlacing Europe within an international context, contributors investigate key areas of society, economics, culture, and political development. The book concludes with the French and other European revolutions that brought the century to a close, both chronologically and as regards the Ancien Régime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe\u003c\/i\u003e examines both established and emerging areas of interest in the field, making it an essential guide for students and scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I People, Production, and Consumption 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Eighteenth-Century History and the European Environment 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis Wheeler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Gender 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah Simonton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Rural Economy and Society 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarkus Cerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Manufacturing, Markets, and Consumption 66\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeverly Lemire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Towns and their Inhabitants 82\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarc Schalenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Eighteenth-Century Nobility: Challenge and Renewal 94\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHamish Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Poverty 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Cultures 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Public Sphere 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Schaich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Enlightened Thought, its Critics and Competitors 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Munck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Medicine, Medical Practice, and Public Health 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Lindemann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Religion 176\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoachim Whaley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Popular Culture and Sociability 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeat Kümin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Arts 208\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Berry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III State and Society 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Russia 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLindsey Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Poland-Lithuania 244\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJerzy Lukowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Empire, Austria, and Prussia 260\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Scandinavian Kingdoms 276\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Bregnsbo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Dutch Republic 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. L. Price\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Italian States 304\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory Hanlon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Iberia: Spain and Portugal in the Eighteenth Century 322\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Storrs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 France 338\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Rapport\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Britain and Hanover 354\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTorsten Riotte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV International Connections 369\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Diplomacy and the Great Powers 371\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew C. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Islam and Europe 387\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMolly Greene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Europe and the World 402\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilippe R. Girard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Europe and the Sea 418\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Glete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Politics and the State 433\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Dynasticism and the World of the Court 435\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClarissa Campbell Orr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Absolutism and Royal Government 451\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald G. Asch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 War, 1688–1812 464\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCiro Paoletti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Participatory Politics 479\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid M. Luebke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 The French and European Revolutions 495\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Forrest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 512\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 556\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This is a useful book. It starts the student off with the idea if interrelationships between social, economic, cultural and political change.... University libraries catering for a wide range of courses in historical subjects will want to consider this for acquisition.\" (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys.... All specialists on this period will find much of value in this excellent volume.\" (\u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A vivid portrait of 18th-century Europe…. Inclusion of diverse interpretative methodologies, including gender studies … brings fascinating illumination to period sociology. Recommended for European history collections.\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter H. Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is Grant Professor of History at the University of Hull. His books include \u003ci\u003eEurope’s Tragedy: A History of the Thirty Years War\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eFrom Reich to Revolution: German History 1558-1806\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eAbsolutism in Central Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys… All specialists on this period will find much of value in this excellent volume.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory, The Journal of the Historical Association\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. 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