World from 1450 To 1700

Name: World from 1450 To 1700
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ISBN: 9780195337976

ISBN-10: 0195337972

ISBN-13: 9780195337976

Edition: 2009

Authors: John E. Wills Jr.

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In The World from 1450 to 1700, historian John Wills takes a fresh look at one of the most fascinating and tumultuous periods in world history. Assuming a global perspective, rather than the traditional Eurocentric view, Wills traces the interwoven changes that led from the world of Columbus, Luther, and the Mughal emperor Babur to the world of Locke, Louis XIV, and the Kangxi emperor. The book's multi-centered approach explores historical events not in isolation but rather in a dynamic nexus of connections ranging from the Italian Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation to the Sikh, Hindu, and Confucian revivals; from the transformation of Japan in 1600 to the forced migrations of…

Book details

List price: $30.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Editors' Preface


Prologue. Texas and the World



Islam and a Wider World, 1450-1490



Columbian Exchanges, 1490-1530



Old Ways Made New, 1530-1570



New Shapes of Power, 1570-1610



Settlers and Diasporas, 1610-1640



Time of Troubles, 1640-1670



Toward an Early Modern World, 1670-1700


Chronology


Notes


Further Reading


Web Sites


Acknowledgments


Index