Small Towns in Early Modern Europe
Small Towns in Early Modern Europe

Author: Peter Clark

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-05-09

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780521893749

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Despite the great wave of publications on European cities and towns in the pre-industrial period, little has been written about the thousands of small towns which played a key role in the economic, social and cultural life of early modern Europe. This collection, written by leading experts, redresses that imbalance. It provides the first comparative overview of European small towns from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth century, examining their position in the urban hierarchy, demographic structures, economic trends, relations with the countryside, and political and cultural developments. Case studies discuss networks in all the major European countries, as well as looking at the distinctive world of small towns in the more 'peripheral' countries of Scandinavia and central Europe. A wide-ranging editorial introduction puts individual chapters in historical perspective.

Small Towns in Early Modern Europe
Small Towns in Early Modern Europe

Author: Peter Clark

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9782735106103

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Little has been written about the thousands of small towns which played a key role in the economic, social and cultural life of early modern Europe. This collection provides the first comparative overview of European small towns from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries, examining their position in the urban hierarchy, demographic structures, economic trends, relations with the countryside, and political and cultural developments. Case studies discuss networks in all the major European countries as well as looking at the distinctive world of small towns in the more 'peripheral' countries of Scandinavia and central Europe.

Towns and Local Communities in Medieval and Early Modern England
Towns and Local Communities in Medieval and Early Modern England

Author: David Michael Palliser

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13:

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David Palliser focuses here on towns in England in the centuries between the Norman Conquest and the Tudor period, on which he is an acknowledged authority. Urban topography, archaeology, economy, society and politics are all reviewed, and particular attention is given to relationships between towns and the Crown, to the evidence for migration into towns, and to the vexed question of urban fortunes in the 15th and 16th centuries. The collection includes two hitherto unpublished studies and is introduced and put in context by a new survey of English towns from the 7th to the 16th centuries.

The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750
The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750

Author: Hamish M. Scott

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 817

ISBN-13: 0199597251

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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.

The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750
The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750

Author: Hamish Scott

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2015-07-23

Total Pages: 817

ISBN-13: 0191015334

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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.

Early Modern Europe
Early Modern Europe

Author: Mark Konnert

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2008-08-23

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781442600041

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Early Modern European Society
Early Modern European Society

Author: Henry Kamen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-07-28

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1134725388

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Drawing together common features of society from a range of different contexts throughout Europe, from Italy and Spain to Poland and Russia, Early Modern European Society surveys the sweeping changes affecting Europe from the end of the fifteenth century to the early decades of the eighteenth century. Henry Kamen includes discussion on:European identities, frontiers and languageleisure, work and migrationreligion, ritual and witchcraftthe aristocracy, the bourgeoisie and the poorgender rolessocial discipline and absolu.

The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe

Author: Brian P. Levack

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-09-25

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1317412419

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The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe, now in its fourth edition, is the perfect resource for both students and scholars of the witch-hunts written by one of the leading names in the field. For those starting out in their studies of witch-beliefs and witchcraft trials, Brian Levack provides a concise survey of this complex and fascinating topic, while for more seasoned scholars the scholarship is brought right up to date. This new edition includes the most recent research on children, gender, male witches and demonic possession as well as broadening the exploration of the geographical distribution of witch prosecutions to include recent work on regions, cities and kingdoms enabling students to identify comparisons between countries. Now fully integrated with Brian Levack’s The Witchcraft Sourcebook, there are links to the sourcebook throughout the text, pointing students towards key primary sources to aid them in their studies. The two books are drawn together on a new companion website with supplementary materials for those wishing to advance their studies, including an extensive guide to further reading, a chronology of the history of witchcraft and an interactive map to show the geographical spread of witch-hunts and witch trials across Europe and North America. A long-standing favourite with students and lecturers alike, this new edition of The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe will be essential reading for those embarking on or looking to advance their studies of the history of witchcraft

Town and Country in Europe, 1300-1800
Town and Country in Europe, 1300-1800

Author: S. R. Epstein

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780521548045

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This 2001 book was the first survey of relations between town and country across Europe between 1300 and 1800.

Small Towns in Europe in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Small Towns in Europe in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Author: Luďa Klusáková et al.

Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press

Published: 2017-07-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 802463645X

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Largely unknown small towns, always in the shadow of famous cities, are mostly overlooked by historical research. English, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Czech and Russian towns are staged in this volume as examples of a typical European phenomenon. They appear in diverse shapes, influenced by their countries and regions in history. One of possible strategies to overcome difficulties and motivate new development uses cultural heritage as a marketable value. International team of urban historians, sociologists and historians of arts and architects joined at the European Association for Urban History conference in Lisbon in 2014 and decided to present the issue in this volume – composed of five chapters – using a variety of methods and perspectives.