The European World 1500-1800

Introduction Beat Kumin Part I: Starting Points I.1 Europe in 1500: Humfrey Butters I.2 Beyond Europe c. 1500: Anne Gerritsen & Anthony McFarlane Part II: Society and Economy II.1 Gender and Family: Bernard Capp II.2 Rural Society: Steve Hindle II.3 Urban Society: Penny Roberts II.4 Marginals and Deviants: Penny Roberts II.5 The Early Modern Economy: Steve Hindle Part III: Religion III.1 Church and People at the Close of the Middle Ages: Beat Kumin and Peter Marshall The Long Reformation - Introduction III.2 Long Reformation - Lutheran: Henry J. Cohn III.3 Long Reformation - Reformed: Penny Roberts III.4 Long Reformation - Catholic: Anne Gerritsen, Kevin Gould, Peter Marshall III.5 Religious Culture in Early Modern Europe: Peter Marshall III.6 Jews and Muslims: Henry J. Cohn Part IV: Culture IV.1 Renaissance: Humfrey Butters IV.2 Expanding Horizons: Anne Gerritsen & Anthony McFarlane IV.3 Arts and Society: Luca Mola IV.4 From Pen to Print - a Revolution in Communications?: Mark Knights and Angela McShane IV.5 The Scientific Revolution: Claudia Stein IV.6 Witchcraft and Magic: Penny Roberts IV.7 Popular Culture(s): Bernard Capp IV.8 Enlightenment: Colin Jones Part V: Politics A) Surveys V.1 The Theory and Practice of Politics and Government: Humfrey Butters V.2 Dynastic Politics, Religious Conflict and Reason of State c. 1500-1650: Humfrey Butters and Henry J. Cohn V.3 European Politics from the Peace of Westphalia to the French Revolution c. 1650-1800: Colin Jones and Mark Knights B) Themes Locales - Introduction V.4 Locales - Courts and Centres: Stephane van Damme and Janet Dickinson V.5 Locales - Centre and Periphery: Steve Hindle and Beat Kumin V.6 The Impact of War: Jonathan Davies V.7 Riot and Rebellion: Bernard Capp V. 8 Revolution - England and France: Bernard Capp & Colin Jones Part VI: Transition Points VI.1 Europe in 1800: Humfrey Butters VI.2 Beyond Europe c. 1800: Anne Gerritsen & Anthony McFarlane Appendices

Beat Kumin is Professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Warwick. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and member of the AHRC Peer Review College, his previous works include Drinking Matters: Public Houses and Social Exchange in Early Modern Central Europe and (as editor) Political Space in Pre-Industrial Europe.