Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Chapter 1 Economics and Society 13
Demographics 15
Trade and the "Atlantic Revolution" 19
Prices and Inflation 22
Landlords and Peasants 24
Protoindustrialization 29
Banking and Finance 30
Political and Cultural Influences on the Economy 36
A New Social History 38
Chapter 2 The State of European Politics 43
Nation-States and Dynastic Rivalries 43
Exploration of the New World 44
Charles V 48
The Ottoman Empire 51
Eastern Europe 54
Chapter 3 The Reformation 56
The Reformation Begins 57
The Counter-Reformation 59
Diplomacy in the Age of Reformation 61
The Wars of Religion 63
The Peace of Augsburg 68
Chapter 4 The Thirty Years' War Begins 72
The Crisis in Germany 73
The Catholic League 77
The Crisis in the Habsburg Lands 81
Chapter 5 Military Campaigns of the Thirty Years' War 88
The Triumph of the Catholics, 1619-29 89
The Crisis of the War, 1629-35 94
Attempts at Peace 98
The European War in Germany, 1635-45 100
Chapter 6 Aftermath of the Thirty Years' War 105
Resolution in Germany 105
Resolution in the Netherlands, Sweden, and France 107
The Fronde 108
Problems Not Solved by the War 111
Problems Solved by the War 113
Conclusion 117
Glossary 118
Bibliography 120
Index 125
