Table of Contents

Part I: Starting Points

I.1 Introduction

Beat Kümin

I.2 Europe in 1500

Humfrey Butters

Part II: Society and Economy

II.1 Environments

John Morgan

II.2

Gender and Family

Bernard Capp

II.3 Rural Society

Steve Hindle

II.4 Urban Society

Penny Roberts

II.5 Marginals and Deviants

Penny Roberts

II.6 Sickness and Health

Claudia Stein

II.7 The Early Modern Economy

Steve Hindle

Part III: Religion

III.1 Church and People at the Close of the Middle Ages

Beat Kümin and Peter Marshall

III.1A The Long Reformation – an introduction

Beat Kümin

III.2 The Long Reformation – Lutheran

Henry J. Cohn

III.3 The Long Reformation – Reformed

Penny Roberts

III.4 The Long Reformation – Catholic

Anne Gerritsen, Kevin Gould and Peter Marshall

III.5 Religious Culture in Early Modern Europe

Peter Marshall

III.6 Jews and Muslims

Henry J. Cohn†

Part IV: The Wider World

IV.1 Beyond Europe c. 1500

Anne Gerritsen and Anthony McFarlane

IV.2 European Relations with the Ottoman World

James Baldwin

IV.3 Expanding Horizons

Anne Gerritsen and Anthony McFarlane

IV.4 Europe Overseas

Anthony McFarlane

IV.5 The Global Exchange of Goods

Anne Gerritsen and Giorgio Riello

IV.6 Europe and the World c. 1800

Anne Gerritsen and Anthony McFarlane

Part V: Culture

V.1 Renaissance

Humfrey Butters

V.2 Arts and Society

Luca Molà

V.3 From Pen to Print

Mark Knights and Angela McShane

V.4 Food and Drink Cultures

Rebecca Earle and Beat Kümin

V.5 Popular Culture(s)

Bernard Capp

V.6 Witchcraft and Magic

Penny Roberts

V.7 The Scientific Revolution

Claudia Stein

V.8 Enlightenment

Colin Jones

Part VI: Politics

A) Surveys

VI.1 The Theory and Practice of Politics and Government

Humfrey Butters

VI.2 Dynastic Politics, Religious Conflict and Reason of State c.1500-1650

Humfrey Butters and Henry J. Cohn

VI.3 European Politics from the Peace of Westphalia to the French Revolution c.1650-1800

Colin Jones and Mark Knights

B) Themes

VI. 4 Courts and Centres

Stéphane van Damme and Janet Dickinson

VI.5 Centre and Periphery

Steve Hindle and Beat Kümin

VI.6 The Impact of War

Jonathan Davies

VI.7 Riot and Rebellion

Bernard Capp

VI.8 Revolution

Bernard Capp and Colin Jones

About the Author

Beat Kümin is Professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Warwick, UK. His previous publications include Drinking Matters: Public Houses and Social Exchange in Early Modern Central Europe (2007) and Imperial Villages: Cultures of Political Freedom in the German Lands​​ (2019). He has also - with C. Scott Dixon - co-edited the partnering volume Interpreting Early Modern Europe (2019), which supports students with surveys of key debates in early modern historiography.

Reviews

'This is one of the only textbooks to portray the early modern period as a distinctive era in its own right and to fully explore its richness and diversity. The European World provides an authoritative survey of the period's characteristic developments, an overview of the latest scholarly perspectives and an original selection of easily accessible source fragments.'Bart Lambert, University of York, UK‘An informative, synthetic account of the major themes in early modern European history. The authors introduce readers to an array of "histories" (social, economic, religious, etc.) which they may not have encountered before and encourage further specialised reading . . . the illustrative examples are useful and pertinent.’
Stephen Bowd, University of Edinburgh ‘This impressive textbook provides a firm basis for any further student research. Easy to read, it delivers in-depth considerations of the most important developments of the European early modern period.’
Renate Dürr, University of Tübingen‘Didactically, it is all brilliantly executed, especially compared to some German textbooks and it is easy to read, without being simplistic.’
Wolfgang Reinhard, Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung‘One of the best introductions to this period I have seen.'
Retha Warnicke, Arizona State University'A student-friendly text, well written by excellent scholars who make the reader want to turn the page. The European World, 1500-1800, contains analytical chapters on a variety of both traditional and recent historical topics while excelling in comparative descriptions of life throughout Europe, between different centuries, and between Europe and the wider world.'
Richard M. Golden, University of North TexasThis is a well-organized, thoughtful and thought-provoking survey of a seminal period in the history of Europe. It draws upon current scholarship to provide a useful overview the major themes of early modern European history. Its thematic approach is especially helpful in getting students to think about the past in new and fruitful ways.
Christine Kooi, Louisiana State University.