Early Modern European Society, Third Edition

by Henry Kamen

Overview

A new edition of a seminal work—one that explores crucial changes within Europe from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century

The early modern period was one of profound change in Europe. It was witness to the development of science, religious reformation, and the birth of the nation state. As Europeans explored the world—looking to Asia and the Americas for new peoples and lands—their societies grew and adapted.
 
Eminent historian Henry Kamen explores in depth the issues that most affected those living in early modern Europe—from leisure, work, and migration to religion, gender, and discipline—and the way in which population change impacted the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the poor. The third edition of this pioneering study includes new and updated material on gender, religion, and population movement. Richly illustrated, this is essential reading for all those interested in early modern European society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780300250510
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Publication date:	08/31/2021
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Henry Kamen has taught in the faculties of universities including Edinburgh, Warwick, Wisconsin, and Madison, and was most recently professor in the Higher Council for Scientific Research, Barcelona. He is a leading authority on Spanish history and author of over twenty books.

Table of Contents

List of Plates vi

Preface viii

Map of Europe c. 1725 ix

1 Identities and Horizons 1

2 Leisure, Work and Movement 50

3 Communities of Belief 70

4 The Ruling Elite 103

5 The Middle Elite 136

6 Solidarities and Resistance 163

7 Gender Roles 208

8 Social Discipline and Marginality 239

9 Modernity and the Individual 277

10 Global Projection of Europeans 317

11 The Rise of the Modern State 344

Endnotes 362

References and Readings 389

Index 400