History of europe 1700 book biography
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European Feminisms,
This ambitious book explores challenges to male hegemony throughout continental Europe. It focuses especially on France, but it also offers comparative material on developments in the German-speaking countries and in the smaller European nations and aspiring nation-states. Spanning years, the sweeping coverage extends from Portugal to Poland, Greece to Finland, Ireland to Ukraine, and Spain to Scandinavia—as well as international and transnational feminist organizations.
The study has several objectives. For general readers and those interested primarily in the historical record, it provides a comprehensive, comparative account of feminist developments in European societies, as well as a rereading of European history from a feminist perspective. By placing gender, or relations between women and men, at the center of European politics, where the author argues that it belongs but from which it has long been marginalized, the book aims to reconfigure our underst
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Early Modern History ()
The best books on The Dutch Golden Age, recommended bygd Maarten Prak
The Netherlands witnessed a flourishing in the late 16th and first half of the 17th century, leading the world in technology, commerce and the arts, particularly painting. Historian Maarten Prak recommends five books to help you understand why the Dutch Golden Age saw the invention of lager exchanges and why it produced Rembrandt, too.
The best books on The venetiansk Empire, recommended by Georg Christ
The venetiansk Republic was one of the mightiest empires of early modern Europe, with its Terraferma dominions on land and a maritime empire, the Stato da Màr, that stretched across the Mediterranean. Its unique strength lay in long-distance trade and, as historian Georg Christ explains, in some ways, it resembled a company more than a state. Here, he recommends books to better understand the Venetian empire, what it was and how it grew.
The best books on The venetiansk Em
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Bibliography of European history
This is a bibliography of European history focused on some of the main books in English.
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[edit]- Blum, Jerome et al. The European World (2 vol. 2nd ed. ) university textbook; online
- Davies, Norman. Europe: A History (), advanced university textbook
- Gay, Peter and R.K. Webb Modern Europe: To () online, university textbook
- Gay, Peter and R.K. Webb Modern Europe: Since (), university textbook
- Gooch, Brison D. ed. Interpreting European history. 1: From the renaissance to Napoleon () online and Interpreting European history 2: from Metternich to Present (). online; readings by scholars
- McKay, John P. et al. A History of Western Society (13th ed.; 2 vol ) pp; university textbook
- Moncure, James A. ed. Research Guide to European Historical Biography: –Present (4 vol ); pp; historiographical guide to major political and military leaders
- Roberts, J.M. The Penguin History of Europe (), survey; excerpt
- Simms, Brend